yeahadv.

Brit.

/jɛː/,

/jɛ/, U.S.

/jɛ(ə)/,

/jæ(ə)/

Forms: 1800s– yeah, 1900s– yea.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: yea adv.

Etymology: Apparently representing a colloquial (U.S.) pronunciation of yea adv. with lengthening of the vowel, perhaps originally intended to reflect hesitation or emphasis. Compare yeh adv., yerse adv.In the form yea often difficult to distinguish from yea adv., except by context (yea adv. being more formal and more common in British English). With yeah, right at sense 2 compare earlier oh yeah int.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

1. Yes.

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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

1863 E. S. Ellis On Plains xx. 58 ‘That's a fact, and I've done you some good turns, hain't I?’ ‘Yeah; and I've allers felt good 'eal of gratertude fur it.’

1892 E. L. Bynner Zachary Phips ii. 19 ‘Whar d' ye hail from?’ ‘Salutation Alley.’ ‘Boston Town?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Folks live thar?’ ‘Yeah.’

1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby iv. 87 ‘That's a very interesting idea.’ ‘Yeah.’ He flipped his sleeves up under his coat.

1928 Sunday Disp. 29 July 2/3 ‘That's what I'm doing. Turning over a new leaf—and I'm going to do well.’ ‘Yeah? And what comes after that?’

1949 E. Birney Turvey 153 ‘Yeah, yeah, Hayes was pretty hot but the ref——’.

1977 B. Langley Death Stalk ix. 104 ‘The shooting. That was Tony.’ ‘Tony?’ ‘Yeah, he done that.’

1992 Antigonish Rev. Spring 119 ‘Alcohol poisoning?’ ‘Yea, it was an accident, me and my friend 'Chelle were doing shooters and I just got carried away.’

2013 C. Tsiolkas Barracuda (2014) 294 Yeah, mate. I guess if I were you I'd be feeling the need to get smashed tonight too.

2. yeah, right: (used ironically to express contempt or incredulity with respect to a preceding statement) ‘not likely’, ‘if you say so’.

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1969 Itasca (Illinois) Reg. 12 Mar. Just in case you didn't know, that's me! Yeah, right, clean-cut, yeah, right!

1971 D. A. Schollander & D. Savage Deep Water xix. 118 Jim..asked me to swim the anchor leg of the relay… I thought he was joking. ‘Yeah, right,’ I said.

1982 N.Y. Times 10 July 28/3 I'd yell at the kids to leave... They'd ignore me, say, ‘Yeah, right. Call the cops. Drop dead’.

2005 Bliss July 18/3 If she ever runs out of ker-ching (yeah right!) she can always tap him up for a few quid!

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

单词	yeah
释义	yeahadv. Brit. /jɛː/, /jɛ/, U.S. /jɛ(ə)/, /jæ(ə)/ Forms: 1800s– yeah, 1900s– yea. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: yea adv. Etymology: Apparently representing a colloquial (U.S.) pronunciation of yea adv. with lengthening of the vowel, perhaps originally intended to reflect hesitation or emphasis. Compare yeh adv., yerse adv.In the form yea often difficult to distinguish from yea adv., except by context (yea adv. being more formal and more common in British English). With yeah, right at sense 2 compare earlier oh yeah int. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. Yes. 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 1863 E. S. Ellis On Plains xx. 58 ‘That's a fact, and I've done you some good turns, hain't I?’ ‘Yeah; and I've allers felt good 'eal of gratertude fur it.’ 1892 E. L. Bynner Zachary Phips ii. 19 ‘Whar d' ye hail from?’ ‘Salutation Alley.’ ‘Boston Town?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Folks live thar?’ ‘Yeah.’ 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby iv. 87 ‘That's a very interesting idea.’ ‘Yeah.’ He flipped his sleeves up under his coat. 1928 Sunday Disp. 29 July 2/3 ‘That's what I'm doing. Turning over a new leaf—and I'm going to do well.’ ‘Yeah? And what comes after that?’ 1949 E. Birney Turvey 153 ‘Yeah, yeah, Hayes was pretty hot but the ref——’. 1977 B. Langley Death Stalk ix. 104 ‘The shooting. That was Tony.’ ‘Tony?’ ‘Yeah, he done that.’ 1992 Antigonish Rev. Spring 119 ‘Alcohol poisoning?’ ‘Yea, it was an accident, me and my friend 'Chelle were doing shooters and I just got carried away.’ 2013 C. Tsiolkas Barracuda (2014) 294 Yeah, mate. I guess if I were you I'd be feeling the need to get smashed tonight too. 2. yeah, right: (used ironically to express contempt or incredulity with respect to a preceding statement) ‘not likely’, ‘if you say so’. ΚΠ 1969 Itasca (Illinois) Reg. 12 Mar. Just in case you didn't know, that's me! Yeah, right, clean-cut, yeah, right! 1971 D. A. Schollander & D. Savage Deep Water xix. 118 Jim..asked me to swim the anchor leg of the relay… I thought he was joking. ‘Yeah, right,’ I said. 1982 N.Y. Times 10 July 28/3 I'd yell at the kids to leave... They'd ignore me, say, ‘Yeah, right. Call the cops. Drop dead’. 2005 Bliss July 18/3 If she ever runs out of ker-ching (yeah right!) she can always tap him up for a few quid! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1863
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