Etymology

yer

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Today it means: A member of Generation Y. Full definition →

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yer · adverb1

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/).

yer · noun2

  1. Russian · borrowed fromер“ъ”
  2. English todayyer

Borrowed from Russian ер (jer, “ъ”) and ерь (jerʹ, “ь”).

yer · pronoun, contraction, determiner3

From you.

Yer · noun4

From Y + -er.

Words from the same roots

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jer

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