Yer
adv, contraction, det, noun, pron, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.
- 2 A member of Generation Y.
- 3 Either of two letters in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages. wordnet
- 1 Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”). UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang
- 1 Pronunciation spelling of you (plural or singular). UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang, uncommon
""Thet one in the Formosa Channel was tremenjus. The velocity of the wind tetched a ’undred and forty mile,—so it was computed at Taipei,— arfter which it blew the wind gedge away. Yer need a string to yer ’at in a breeze like thet!""
- 1 Pronunciation spelling of you're (“you are”). UK, alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling, slang
"Yer a lotta nosey parkers."
- 1 Pronunciation spelling of your. Southern-US, UK, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling
"'Make yer way down to the station,' he said."
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More examples""Thet one in the Formosa Channel was tremenjus. The velocity of the wind tetched a ’undred and forty mile,—so it was computed at Taipei,— arfter which it blew the wind gedge away. Yer need a string to yer ’at in a breeze like thet!""
Etymology
Most likely from the intrusive R, between "yeah" (/jəː/) and a non-high vowel (/ə/, /ɪə/, /ɑː/, /ɔː/). For example, "Yeah-r-I know" (/jəɹ ʌɪ nəʊ/).
Borrowed from Russian ер (jer, “ъ”) and ерь (jerʹ, “ь”).
From you.
From Y + -er.
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