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yah en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /jʌː/
  • (US) audio
  • /jɑː/

Etymology

An alternative pronunciation, equivalent of yeah and yes.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, India, Malaysia, New-Zealand, Singapore, South-Africa, UK, US, not-comparable) Yes.
    • Yah, we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense.

yah en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /jʌː/
  • (US) audio
  • /jɑː/

Etymology

An alternative pronunciation, equivalent of yeah and yes.

Meanings

  1. An expression uttered to encourage a horse to run faster.

Translations (3)

fi hopoti-hop (expression used to encourage a horse to run faster) · fr hue (expression used to encourage a horse to run faster) · bg дий (expression used to encourage a horse to run faster)

Source: en.wiktionary, “yah” (intj), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

yah en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /jɑː/

Etymology

From the pronunciation of “yes” which such people use.

Meanings

  1. (UK, informal) An upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger.

Forms

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yahs Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

gap yah

Source: en.wiktionary, “yah” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

yah en · PRON · etymology 3

Etymology

From you.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of you.
    alt of you
    • "Hey, Sis, do yah want a Hertz Donut?" one of them sweetly said as the other one held out a donut bag. She reached for it. Her step-sister snatched the bag away and socked her hard in the arm instead. 2006, Carmen Portnoy, The Money Pie: A Recipe for Women Investors, page 6:

Relateds

yah-boo (terms containing the word "yah", some of which may be derived from the above terms, i.e. unsorted) · lau yah (terms containing the word "yah", some of which may be derived from the above terms, i.e. unsorted) · yah boo sucks (terms containing the word "yah", some of which may be derived from the above terms, i.e. unsorted) · yah boo (terms containing the word "yah", some of which may be derived from the above terms, i.e. unsorted) · OK yah (terms containing the word "yah", some of which may be derived from the above terms, i.e. unsorted) · kum ba yah (terms containing the word "yah", some of which may be derived from the above terms, i.e. unsorted) · ai yah (terms containing the word "yah", some of which may be derived from the above terms, i.e. unsorted) · hi-yah (terms containing the word "yah", some of which may be derived from the above terms, i.e. unsorted)