yah

American  

[yah, yai] / yɑ, yɛə /

interjection

1. an exclamation of impatience or derision.

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yah ¹ British  

/ jɛə, jɑː /

1. an informal word for yes, often used to indicate derision or contempt

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interjection

1. an exclamation of derision or disgust

Yah ² British  

/ jɑː /

noun

1. informal an affected upper-class person

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Etymology

Origin of Yah

C20: from yah , the spoken form of _yes supposedly used by upper-class British people

Example Sentences

This whole place feels like government at its most core, its most raw: none of the usual yah boo party politics, but a bunch of people trying to keep us safe or provide support in the most horrendous situations.

From BBC

Which always seemed to be answered with something like: “Yah. This swell is gonna be sick.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Did yah cry ’cause you lost your sprinkies, Spanky Baby?”

From Literature

“If you get elected and you become someone important, don’t become crazy, yah?” said one of the comedians, Eky Priyagung, a reference to the 2019 election, when the opposite happened: Some candidates who lost were so devastated that they had to seek inpatient care for their mental health.

From New York Times

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