Yat

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A vowel letter of the Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabet (Cyrillic capital Ѣ, Cyrillic small ѣ, Glagolitic ⱑ), no longer in current use
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of yatt (“woman”). Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, alternative, slang

    "[Chorus:Kano]:3 wheel-ups in a row, that means I'm a direct rudeboy. 2 2 yats of my own that means I'm a direct rudeboy."

  3. 3
    A person of the New Orleans, Louisiana area who speaks with a Yat accent.
  4. 4
    The Late Proto-Slavic (Common Slavic) vowel that was represented by this letter, usually transcribed as /ě/. This vowel underwent various alterations in the later Slavic dialects and is no longer distinguished (except in Ijekavian).
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A unique collection of dialects of English spoken in New Orleans, Louisiana.

    "The most distinctive local variety is Yat, called by one observer 'the Cockney of New Orleans'."

  2. 2
    The station code of Yau Tong in Hong Kong.

Example

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""Forensic Informatics Engineering" means "Wağungwûîyat Tençmenwûs" in al Bakiyye language."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a Slavic language; compare Russian ять (jatʹ).

Etymology 2

Spelling variant.

Etymology 3

From the phrase "where y'at?" (“how are you?”, literally “where are you at?”).

Related phrases

proto slavic

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