yeah

[ yai ]

adverb

, Informal.

1. yes.

yeah

/ jɛə /

sentence substitute

1. an informal word for yes

Word History and Origins

Origin of yeah¹

1900–05; variant of yea or yes

Example Sentences

Then I looked over and Tony shot me a look like, f— yeah dude.

From Los Angeles Times

So I think someone's just thought, yeah, there's a song about fibreglass gorilla, maybe that's a bit of fun.

From BBC

On “Spirit 2.0,” he gets even more introspective: “Waves will catch you / Light will catch you / Love will catch you / Spirit gon’ catch you, yeah.”

From Los Angeles Times

He would put his legs over me, he was 6ft 2, so trying to sit on my lap, it was, yeah.

From BBC

The main difference is that when Pharrell said “Lego movie”, I thought, “Hell, yeah!”

From BBC

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