yayusadv.

Brit.

/ˈjeɪ(j)əs/, U.S.

/ˈjeɪ(j)əs/

Forms: 1900s– yayes, 1900s– yayus, 1900s– yeyes, 1900s– yeyus.

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

Etymology: Representing a U.S. regional (southern) or colloquial pronunciation of yes adv.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

= yes adv.Frequently used in representations of southern U.S. speech.

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

1900 Puck (N.Y.) 14 Feb. Rube.—I see most of the come-on men is in Shekaggy, now, 'stid o' N' York... Si.—Yayus.

1922 Eng. Jrnl. 11 480 As for ‘yes’... In the instances where it keeps its final s it is sometimes stretched out into ‘yeyus’.

1962 J. Steinbeck Trav. with Charley 202 My wife refers to herself as the Texan that got away, but that is only partly true... She says such words as yes, air, hair, guess, with two syllables—yayus, ayer, hayer, gayus.

2006 D. Marlette Magic Time xi. 149 ‘That's what we do in the South,’ said Carter... ‘Why yay-us,’ Jimbo drawled.

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

单词	yayus
释义	yayusadv. Brit. /ˈjeɪ(j)əs/, U.S. /ˈjeɪ(j)əs/ Forms: 1900s– yayes, 1900s– yayus, 1900s– yeyes, 1900s– yeyus. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: yes adv. Etymology: Representing a U.S. regional (southern) or colloquial pronunciation of yes adv. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). = yes adv.Frequently used in representations of southern U.S. speech. 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 1900 Puck (N.Y.) 14 Feb. Rube.—I see most of the come-on men is in Shekaggy, now, 'stid o' N' York... Si.—Yayus. 1922 Eng. Jrnl. 11 480 As for ‘yes’... In the instances where it keeps its final s it is sometimes stretched out into ‘yeyus’. 1962 J. Steinbeck Trav. with Charley 202 My wife refers to herself as the Texan that got away, but that is only partly true... She says such words as yes, air, hair, guess, with two syllables—yayus, ayer, hayer, gayus. 2006 D. Marlette Magic Time xi. 149 ‘That's what we do in the South,’ said Carter... ‘Why yay-us,’ Jimbo drawled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1900
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