yer
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Definition of yer
6 senses · 5 parts of speech · etymology included
adv
- (UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang)Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).
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adv
- (UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang)Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).
noun
- Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.
- A member of Generation Y.
pron
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(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
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(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
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(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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