yass

particle, intj — 2 senses

yass

particle

1

Scotland, US, Dialectal, Pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of yes.

Yass. I never got above the rank of shavetail. We were the dogfaces who gave ’em hell at Chateau Thierry.1962, Joseph Commings, “The X Street Murders”, in The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries, published 2006:

yass

intj

/jɑːs/ · /jæs/

Etymology Alteration of yes, with likely influence from pronunciation spelling.

1

A strong expression of excitement or admiration.

African-American Vernacular; LGBTQ slang; African-American Vernacular; LGBTQ slang

Yass queen, you did that!

Derived terms: yassify, yassification

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