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yah

[ yah, yai ]
/ yɑ, yɛə /

interjection

an exclamation of impatience or derision.

Nearby words

  1. yag,
  2. yage,
  3. yager,
  4. yagi aerial,
  5. yagi antenna,
  6. yahata,
  7. yahgan,
  8. yahoo,
  9. yahoos,
  10. yahrzeit
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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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Word Origin and History for yah

yah

exclamation of defiance or dismissal, from 1812.

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