Definitions

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  • adjective Eye dialect spelling of yellow.
  • noun Someone who yells.

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  • noun someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice

Etymologies

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Eye dialect.

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Agent noun of yell.

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Examples

  • Please view the video of the alleged spitter (presumably shot by the neo-fascist, liberal, commie media you complain about) and tell me what the yeller is saying.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Clinton Terror Bill 2010

  • And so I spent the whole day singing a Lucinda Williams song called "Fruits of my Labor," which is this real barker, kind of yeller, to, quote, rough up my voice.

    Paul Curreri And Devon Sproule: A Couple Of Solo Artists 2010

  • However, he is not "yeller," nor is he naughty, neurotic (at least not too much!), or out-of-control.

    Alex Pattakos: Bouvie And Me: Things I Learn From My Dog 2009

  • I can say it was yeller, but that word 'yeller' don't tell the color the rose was.

    Aunt Jane of Kentucky Eliza Calvert Hall

  • What also doesn't help is the untraditional bias towards the villains, usually spineless and "yeller", who are far more active, and even charismatic - particularly Yoshitsune (Yusuke Iseya) the leader of the white Genji clan - than the genre usually allows.

    Obsessed With Film 2009

  • What also doesn't help is the untraditional bias towards the villains, usually spineless and "yeller", who are far more active, and even charismatic - particularly Yoshitsune (Yusuke Iseya) the leader of the white Genji clan - than the genre usually allows.

    Obsessed With Film 2009

  • Videogame 'yeller' issued a summons for disorderly conduct

    Destructoid Justin Villasenor 2009

  • Set in the 1860s, Old Yeller was inspired by a true story told by Gipson's grandfather and recounts the frontier adventures of a teenage boy, Travis, and his poor family who adopt an ugly "yeller" dog.

    American Profile 2008

  • What's the solution for you in dealing with a complainer or yeller?

    Mark Goulston, M.D.: Know Any Complainers or Yellers? M.D. Mark Goulston 2011

  • What's the solution for you in dealing with a complainer or yeller?

    Mark Goulston, M.D.: Know Any Complainers or Yellers? M.D. Mark Goulston 2011

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