To severely shake an object, usually to create an annoying repetetive sound, which is done to show anger or frustration towards the object or towards a person.
It is an onomatopoeia of the noise that a grey mail storage box (commonly found on the urban streets of the UK) makes when rocked back and fourth.
"Don't make me ai you out!"
"I've been keeping the old women awake by giving their gate an ai"
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