yah

American  

[yah, yai] / yɑ, yɛə /

interjection

1. an exclamation of impatience or derision.

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yah ¹ British  

/ jɛə, jɑː /

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

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interjection

1. an exclamation of derision or disgust

Yah ² British  

/ jɑː /

noun

1. informal an affected upper-class person

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Etymology

Origin of Yah

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

Example Sentences

Like one time he ate a bag of really strong coffee and he was like, yah!

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2020

I owe yah one...or like two albums turns out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2020

Yes, “Fargo” is finally back and that’s a reason to rejoice, don’t yah know?

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2017

“A couple minutes later I seen the neighbor at the corner and he’s like, I think a plane just went down, and I said yah, I think the same thing.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2015

That long yah sound was followed by a specific kind of howl from one of the dogs.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison