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Bah vs Yah - What's the difference?

bah | yah |

As an initialism bah

is (military|us) (basic allowance for housing).

As a proper noun yah is

.

bah

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (sometimes, humorous)
    • "My website is much better than yours!" ? "Let me check... bah! !"

    Derived terms

    * bah humbug * pooh-bah, poobah

    See also

    * ugh * ew * yuck * pah

    Anagrams

    * English three-letter words ----

    yah

    English

    Etymology 1

    An alternative pronunciation, akin to yeah.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (UK, India, South Africa) Yes.
    • Yah , we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense.

    Etymology 2

    From the pronunciation of “yes” which such people use.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, informal) An upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger.

    • Anagrams

    * * * English location adverbs ----