yah

[yah, yai]

interjection

1. an exclamation of impatience or derision.

yah

¹

/ jɛə, jɑː /

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

interjection

1. an exclamation of derision or disgust

Yah

²

/ jɑː /

noun

1. informal,  an affected upper-class person

Word History and Origins

Origin of yah¹

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

In Massachusetts, there was the inevitable play on the Boston accent: “Changing lanes? Use Yah Blinkah.”

From New York Times