yass
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: Yass
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Particle[edit]
yass
- (US, dialectal, Scotland) Pronunciation spelling of yes.
- 1962, Joseph Commings, “The X Street Murders”, in The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries, published 2006:
- Yass. I never got above the rank of shavetail. We were the dogfaces who gave ’em hell at Chateau Thierry.
Etymology 2[edit]
Alteration of yes, with likely influence from pronunciation spelling.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
yass
- (African-American Vernacular, LGBT, slang) A strong expression of excitement or admiration.
- Yass queen, you did that!
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- "Where Does "YAAAS" Come From?" in Bustle
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English particles
- American English
- English dialectal terms
- Scottish English
- English pronunciation spellings
- English terms with quotations
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English interjections
- African-American Vernacular English
- en:LGBT
- English slang
- English terms with usage examples