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
“Did yah cry ’cause you lost your sprinkies, Spanky Baby?”
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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, I’ll hold on to your phone for now. . . .
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 19, 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
Yah, look at me when I am talking to you.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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