yeah

Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.

Interjection

  1. Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.
    • Yeah! We did it!

Origin

Colloquial form of yea or yes. Compare nah. Analyzable as yes + -h.

Synonyms

hurrah hurray woohoo yay yippee

Related

yes

Derived

yeah right

Noun

  1. Pronunciation spelling of year.

Origin

See year.

Forms

yeahs

Particle

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

    Synonyms: yes yep yup aye ya yea uh-huh affirmative ahuh ar arr ay da indeed indeedy ja mhm oui yah yass yassuh yayuh yeah yeh

  2. 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. Used to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
    • I was walking down the road, yeah, and you know what I saw, yeah? A dog wearing a dress!

    Synonyms: eh

Forms

yea ya ye yeh yeag

Related

ya yah ja yea yay yeh yes yas yass yuh ye Y y yee

Derived

aww yeah fuck yeah heck yeah hells yeah hell yeah I will yeah oh yeah shit yeah yeah-huh yeah-nah yeah, no yeah way yee