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yas | yah |

As an interjection yas

is eye dialect of lang=en.

As a pronoun yas

is eye dialect of lang=en.

As an adverb yah is

yes.

As a noun yah is

an upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger.

As a proper noun Yah is

alternative form of Jah|lang=en.

yas

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1862, author=Various, title=The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862, chapter=, edition= citation
  • , passage='Oh! yas , I smokes; but I durned sight d'ruther chaw.' }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1904, author=O. Henry, title=Cabbages and Kings, chapter=, edition= citation
  • , passage="Yas', ' yas !" they cried, with broader grins and many nods. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=Horace Annesley Vachell, title=Bunch Grass, chapter=, edition= citation
  • , passage=It's nice, yas , and it's paid for. }}

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • Anagrams

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    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

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