Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Yes.
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- adverb informal
Yes . - interjection Expressing
joy ,celebration ,glee , etc.
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- adverb not only so, but
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Thanks, needed that, I'm cleaning house today..yeah yeah just taking a teeny little break now ahum
Um, sorry. Sara 2008
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But no, his mate has been mouthing off no doubt telling him how the experience added immeasurably to their relationship and how it has brought them closer together..yeah, yeah, right.
Archive 2008-05-01 Ms Robinson 2008
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Ho no no (TVXQ), yeah yeah (I'm sure that) You're my girlfriend, you know it too, (yeah, yeah, yeah) yeah~ Whoo!
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Ho no no (TVXQ), yeah yeah (I'm sure that) You're my girlfriend, you know it too, (yeah, yeah, yeah) yeah~ Whoo!
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Middle Linebackers doen cry…..yeah yeah, yeah yeah what happened to “make me made enough and i’ll break your bones”
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As I stormed away from the misogyny mobile a two guys walked past me, looked me up and down, made teeth sucking noises and then one said "can I go home with you?" and then the other chimed in "yeah, me too?"
Giulia Rozzi: A Cure For Cat-Calling? Giulia Rozzi 2010
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So I called and I said I was him and she said yeah, you know, we're having Terry in - yeah we'd like to have Terry in to pitch ideas.
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So I called and I said I was him and she said yeah, you know, we're having Terry in - yeah we'd like to have Terry in to pitch ideas.
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Did you ask anyone else at the party for confirmation of this fact, as in yeah, that guy was a total jackass.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Light at the End of the DADT Tunnel 2010
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As I stormed away from the misogyny mobile a two guys walked past me, looked me up and down, made teeth sucking noises and then one said "can I go home with you?" and then the other chimed in "yeah, me too?"
Giulia Rozzi: A Cure For Cat-Calling? Giulia Rozzi 2010
skipvia commented on the word yeah
"She said yeah, dum deedle dee dum dum
She said yeah, dum deedle dee dum dum
She said yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Come on baby I want to make love to you."
-The Rolling Stones, She Said Yeah
Not exactly "She Said She Said," is it?
July 16, 2008