yah
[ yah, yai ]
/ yɑ, yɛə /
interjection
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
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British Dictionary definitions for yah (1 of 2)
yah
/ (jɑː, jɛə) /
sentence substitute
an informal word for yes, often used to indicate derision or contempt
interjection
an exclamation of derision or disgust
British Dictionary definitions for yah (2 of 2)
Yah
/ (jɑː) /
noun
British informal an affected upper-class person
Word Origin for Yah
C20: from yah, the spoken form of yes supposedly used by upper-class British people
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