yah
interjection
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
yah
American
[yah, yai]
/ jɑ, jɛə /
interjection
yah
1
British
/ jɛə, jɑː /
interjection
Yah
2
British
/ jɑː /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Yah
C20: from yah , the spoken form of yes supposedly used by upper-class British people
Example Sentences
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Like one time he ate a bag of really strong coffee and he was like, yah!
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2020
I owe yah one...or like two albums turns out.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2020
Yes, “Fargo” is finally back and that’s a reason to rejoice, don’t yah know?
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2017
“A couple minutes later I seen the neighbor at the corner and he’s like, I think a plane just went down, and I said yah, I think the same thing.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2015
“Yon trees need a haircut. Give yah good price!”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
When he was secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in 2014, the “Use Yah Blinkah” highway message got a lot of positive attention from Boston drivers and the local news media, he said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
It is only organized when mediums at the Yong Chuan Tian Temple in Malacca receive a command from the Ong Yah deities.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Yah, yah, yah, because Paqu is totally SOC R&B.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 29, 2015
Yah has insurance, and his children are covered by Medicaid, but Jallah does not have insurance and is worried what might happen if she falls ill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2014
They kept on blowing it, like it was saying Yah.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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