yer

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Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
5
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/ˈjɛ(ə)/
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/ˈjɛ(ə)/ · /jʌ/ · /jɝ/ · /jɜː/(UK) · /jɜː/

Definition of yer

6 senses · 5 parts of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang)Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).
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adv

  1. (UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang)Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).

noun

  1. Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.
  2. A member of Generation Y.

pron

  1. (UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang, uncommon)Pronunciation spelling of you (plural or singular).
    “"Thet one in the Formosa Channel was tremenjus. The velocity of the wind tetched a ’undred and forty mile,—so it was computed at Taipei,— arfter which it blew the wind gedge away. Yer need a string to yer ’at in a breeze like thet!"”
    “'Still, yer got nice looks,' said Ella.”

contraction

  1. (UK, alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling, slang)Pronunciation spelling of you're (“you are”).
    “Yer a lotta nosey parkers.”
    “‘Ah, go boil yer heads, both of yeh,’ said Hagrid. ‘Harry – yer a wizard.’”

det

  1. (Southern-US, UK, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of your.
    “'Make yer way down to the station,' he said.”
    “‘Las’ time I saw you, you was only a baby,’ said the giant. ‘Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh’ve got yer mum’s eyes.’”
    “Old Lady: 'HOLLER AT THAT FELLER IN THE CHEST DOWNSTAIRS. IF Y'NEED CARDS, HE'S YER MAIN MAN, HEH HEH!'”

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Etymology

Most likely from the intrusive R, between "yeah" (/jəː/) and a non-high vowel (/ə/, /ɪə/, /ɑː/, /ɔː/). For example, "Yeah-r-I know" (/jəɹ ʌɪ nəʊ/).

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