yer
adv/ˈjɛ(ə)//jɝ/US/jɜː/UK
Etymology
Most likely from the intrusive R, between "yeah" (/jəː/) and a non-high vowel (/ə/, /ɪə/, /ɑː/, /ɔː/). For example, "Yeah-r-I know" (/jəɹ ʌɪ nəʊ/).
Definitions
Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).
Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented…
Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.
Pronunciation spelling of you (plural or singular).
- "Thet one in the Formosa Channel was tremenjus. The velocity of the wind tetched a ’undred and forty mile,—so it was computed at Taipei,— arfter which it blew the wind gedge away. Yer need a string to yer ’at in a breeze like thet!"
- 'Still, yer got nice looks,' said Ella.
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Pronunciation spelling of you're (“you are”).
- Yer a lotta nosey parkers.
- ‘Ah, go boil yer heads, both of yeh,’ said Hagrid. ‘Harry – yer a wizard.’
Pronunciation spelling of your.
- 'Make yer way down to the station,' he said.
- ‘Las’ time I saw you, you was only a baby,’ said the giant. ‘Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh’ve got yer mum’s eyes.’
- Old Lady: 'HOLLER AT THAT FELLER IN THE CHEST DOWNSTAIRS. IF Y'NEED CARDS, HE'S YER MAIN MAN, HEH HEH!'
A member of Generation Y.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for yer. 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