ouais
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From oui via dialectal variants; also possibly from oyez
Before becoming an informal synonym of oui, the word was exclamatory. According to Auguste Scheler, it could be linked to Indo-European roots: vae in Latin, uau in Portuguese, wow in English, wau in German, guau in Spanish or vai in Romanian.
Pronunciation [edit]
Interjection [edit]
ouais
- (obsolete) wow
- Ouais! dit le roi en se grattant l'oreille gauche avec la main droite, cela fait un bon bout de ma ville ! (Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris, 1832)
- (expresses joy) whoo
- Ouais, on a gagné !
- (informal) yeah, yep, yup
- - T’as eu ton bac alors ? - Ouais, tranquille.
Synonyms [edit]
References [edit]
- Auguste Scheler, Dictionnaire d'étymologie française d'après les résultats de la science moderne, 1862
- "ouais" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).