yass

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/jɑːs//jæs/

interjection

A strong expression of excitement or admiration.

“Yass queen, you did it!”

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Meanings

yass1

particle
  1. ScotlandUSdialectalpronunciation spellingPronunciation 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

yass2

interjection

alternative yas · alternative yaas · alternative yaaas

  1. African-American Vernacular; LGBTQ slang; African-American Vernacular; LGBTQ slangA strong expression of excitement or admiration.

    Yass queen, you did it!

Yass3

proper noun
  1. A river in New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A town on the river in Yass Valley council area, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
yes

Origin

yass · interjection

Alteration of yes, with likely influence from pronunciation spelling.

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Yass · proper noun

Apparently from an Australian Aboriginal language, yharr (“running water”).

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APA

yass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yass

MLA

“yass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yass. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yass,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yass.

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