yeah

Colloquial form of yea or yes. Compare nah.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛ(ə)/, /ˈjæ.(ə)/

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• Rhymes: -ɛə, -ɛ, -æ

yeah

1. (colloquial) Yes.

   Synonyms: yes, yep, yup, aye, ya, yea, uh-huh; see also Thesaurus:yes

   —You wanna get pizza for dinner? —Yeah, all right.

2. (colloquial) Used to express acknowledgment of what was previously said.

   —You wanna get pizza for dinner? —Yeah, I think I'm gonna have leftovers instead.

3. (colloquial) Used to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.

   Synonym: (Canada) eh

   I was walking down the road, yeah, and you know what I saw, yeah? A dog wearing a dress!

• The particle for ascertaining attention may be proscribed.

Note: Many languages have no exact equivalent of this word; in those cases, the translations given here are for yes.

yeah

1. Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.

   Yeah! We did it!

• hurrah, hurray, woohoo, yay, yippee

• yeah right

• yes

See year.

yeah (plural yeahs)

1. Pronunciation spelling of year.

• Haye, haye, heya

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yeah

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) V sign

yeah

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to make a V sign

yeah

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, somewhat dated) cool; stylish