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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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
“That’s what everybody thinks,” added Aaron Yah, the father of four children with Jallah.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2014
They all had long hair, big muscles, and started every sentence with the word Yah.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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