yairsadv.

Brit.

/jɛːz/, U.S.

/jɛ(ə)z/, Australian English

/jeəz/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: yes adv.

Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of yes adv.

Originally and chiefly Australian.

In representations of speech: = yes adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assent > [adverb] > expression of assent

yesOE

yeaOE

soa1400

toa1525

very well1529

yus1775

yerse1862

yeah1863

yeh1868

orright1874

yep1883

yup1887

ayuh1894

yairs1896

yayus1900

yip1906

too right1919

quite1924

1896 ‘L. Mack’ World is Round vi. 57 Me—I think most people prefer cantering, don't you? Bushie—Yairs.

1900 A. B. Paterson in Austral. Town & Country Jrnl. 24 Mar. 34/1 ‘Do you know what people he wrote to?’ ‘Yairs. He wrote to William Considine.’

1987 B. Chatwin in Sydney Morning Herald 22 Aug. (Saturday Review section) 48 ‘Do you hear me?’ ‘Yairs.’ ‘Well, that's all right, then, isn't it?’ She tried to laugh. ‘Yairs.’

2011 A. Booth Indigo Sky (2012) iv. 28 ‘Are you sure the Hunters aren't with them?’ ‘Yairs. Bin gone months.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yairs
释义	yairsadv. Brit. /jɛːz/, U.S. /jɛ(ə)z/, Australian English /jeəz/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: yes adv. Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of yes adv. Originally and chiefly Australian. In representations of speech: = yes adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [adverb] > expression of assent yesOE yeaOE soa1400 toa1525 very well1529 yus1775 yerse1862 yeah1863 yeh1868 orright1874 yep1883 yup1887 ayuh1894 yairs1896 yayus1900 yip1906 too right1919 quite1924 1896 ‘L. Mack’ World is Round vi. 57 Me—I think most people prefer cantering, don't you? Bushie—Yairs. 1900 A. B. Paterson in Austral. Town & Country Jrnl. 24 Mar. 34/1 ‘Do you know what people he wrote to?’ ‘Yairs. He wrote to William Considine.’ 1987 B. Chatwin in Sydney Morning Herald 22 Aug. (Saturday Review section) 48 ‘Do you hear me?’ ‘Yairs.’ ‘Well, that's all right, then, isn't it?’ She tried to laugh. ‘Yairs.’ 2011 A. Booth Indigo Sky (2012) iv. 28 ‘Are you sure the Hunters aren't with them?’ ‘Yairs. Bin gone months.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1896
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