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yaya en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Tagalog yaya, from Philippine Spanish yaya.

Meanings

  1. (Hong-Kong, Philippines) A nanny; female caregiver; nursemaid
    • “Can you not make this carriage move faster? You're moving slower than when my yaya tried to ride a snail to the next village.” 2020 June 3, William Meny, “Witches” (4:25 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Nadja (Natasia Demetriou):

Forms

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yayas Number=Plur lexicographic

yaya en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈjɑjɑ/ (Singapore)

Etymology

Unknown.

Meanings

  1. (Singlish) Arrogant, stuck-up.

Forms

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more yaya Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most yaya Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

yaya papaya

yaya en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈjɑjɑ/ (Singapore)

Etymology

Unknown.

Meanings

  1. (Singlish, invariable) To show off or behave in an egocentric or self-important manner.

Synonyms

flex · yaya · showboat · swag it out · stunt · aura farm · show away · figure away · preen · preen · fluff one's feathers · ostentate · flex · flamboast · floss · flaunt · cut a wide swath · boulevardier · swagger · three-sheet · cut round · ostent · swagger · cut it fat · let one's nuts hang · gallery · exhibitionize · strut one's stuff · show off · strut · venditate · high-side · swank