Yeah

Pronunciation

• IPA: /jÉ›/, or
• Rhymes: -ɛə

Origin

From a variation of yea, itself from Middle English ya, ye, from Old English ġēa ("yes"), from Proto-Germanic *ja ("yes; thus, so"), from Proto-Indo-European *yē ("already"). Cognate with Dutch ja, German ja, Danish ja, Bokmål ja, New Norwegian ja and Swedish ja.

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000

Alternative etymology derives yeah from a drawling pronunciation of yes. For further etymology, see yes.

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. 2003.

Full definition of yeah

Adverb

1. (informal) Yes.

Synonyms

• (agreement) yes, yep, yup, aye, ya, yea, uh-huh
• (joy) hurrah, hurray, woohoo, yay, yippee

Interjection

1. Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.Yeah! We did it!''

Derived terms

• yeah right

Anagrams

• heya