yer

adv
/ˈjɛ(ə)///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/).

  1. borrowed from ер — “ъ

Definitions

  1. Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).

  2. 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.

  3. 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.
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. 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.’
    2. 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!'
    3. 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