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yah

adv
/jʌː//jɑː//jɑ/US

Etymology

An alternative pronunciation, equivalent of yeah and yes.

  1. borrowed from יָהּ

Definitions

  1. Yes.

    • Yah, we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense.

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

  3. An upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Pronunciation spelling 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.

    2. Alternative form of Jah more closely representing the Hebrew pronunciation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for yah. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA