yebo

British

/ ˈjebaʊ /

informal an expression of affirmation

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Etymology

Origin of yebo

Zulu yebo yes, I agree

Example Sentences

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“I feel like for the first time, the Church is realising that the young people are serious,” said Yebo, who attended the protests before they turned violent and wanted to remain anonymous.

From BBC

On the eve of the final, the leading Afrikaans-language daily Beeld's front-page headline was written in Zulu: 'Yebo Bafana Bafana!'

From BBC

Yebo, we must fly to the mountain and hide.

From Project Gutenberg

Yebo—they hunt us; and the men who enter the reeds are stationed in game tracks.

From Project Gutenberg

Yebo! it was well done, and it was a great fight.

From Project Gutenberg

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