yah

[ yah, yai ]

interjection

1. an exclamation of impatience or derision.

Yah

¹

/ jɑː /

noun

1. informal.
   an affected upper-class person

yah

²

/ jɛə; jɑː /

sentence substitute

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

interjection

1. an exclamation of derision or disgust

Word History and Origins

Origin of yah¹

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

Example Sentences

Beyond the yah-boo of suit and countersuit, both cases could prove embarrassing for the United States.

From The Daily Beast

On the other hand, it is annoying—after having predicted everything accurately—to hear “Ha ha yah boo!”

From The Daily Beast

What is best for both sides is not a kum-bah-yah common-ground fest, but a better conflict.

From The Daily Beast

I want to interdoodle my most bosom friend, Mr. Clinton Thayer, of Vay-gin-yah, sah!

From Project Gutenberg

Mary, yah-kwa Boston man tik-eh moo-sum me-si-ka house po-lak-le.

From Project Gutenberg

Delilah and Simon Peter yah-yahed and ki-yied over both of them.

From Project Gutenberg

Yah!She climb upon der shteeple,Und she frighten all der people, Singin' michnai—ghignai—shtingal!

From Project Gutenberg

A day or two after the fire Yeeshing entered Mr. Cushing's office, exclaiming,'Hae-yah!

From Project Gutenberg