yeah

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/jɛ(ə)//jaː//jæ(.ə)/

particle

Yes.

“Yeah! We did it!”

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yesyepyupayeyayeauh-huhaffirmative
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Meanings

yeah1

particle

alternative yea · alternative ya · alternative Internet ye · alternative yeh · alternative Internet humorous yeag

  1. colloquialYes.

    —You wanna get pizza for dinner? —Yeah, all right.

    Synonyms: yes, yep, yup, aye, ya, yea, uh-huh, affirmative

  2. colloquialUsed to express acknowledgment of what was previously said.

    —You wanna get pizza for dinner? —Yeah, I think I'm gonna have leftovers instead.

  3. colloquialUsed to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.

    I was walking down the road, yeah, and you know what I saw, yeah? A dog wearing a dress!

    Synonyms: eh

interjection
  1. colloquialExpressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.

    Yeah! We did it!

    Synonyms: hurrah, hurray, woohoo, yay, yippee

yeah2

nounyeah (plural yeahs)

plural yeahs

  1. colloquialpronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of year.

Synonyms & antonyms

particleYes.

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yesyepyupayeyayeauh-huhaffirmativeahuhararrayayedaindeedindeedyjamhmouiuh-huh

particleUsed to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.

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eh

interjectionExpressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.

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hurrahhurraywoohooyayyippee

More synonyms by meaning

adverbnot only so, but

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yea
Also see
arroh yeahw00twhat do you wantwhat is itwheeyayyeayeheyyesyippee

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

yeah · particle, interjection

Colloquial form of yea or yes. Compare nah. Analyzable as yes + -h.

Full word history & related roots →

yeah · noun

See year.

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Translations

Catalan sí
  • síyes
Chinese Mandarin 是啊, 對啊 /对啊
  • 是啊 (shì a)yes
  • 對啊 /对啊 (duì a)yes
  • 啊 (à)yes
  • 嗯 (ǹg)yes
Czech jo, no
  • joyes
  • noyes
Dutch ja, jawel
  • jayes
  • jawelyes
  • yesexpressing joy
  • jippieexpressing joy
Finnish joo, juu
  • jooyes
  • juuyes
  • jeeexpressing joy
  • jooexpressing joy
French ouais, ouais
  • ouaisyes
  • ouaisexpressing joy
German jo, joa
  • joyes
  • joayes
  • jayes
Greek ναι
  • ναι (nai)yes
Hebrew כע
  • כע (ke)yes
Hindi हाँ
  • हाँ (hā̃)yes
Hungarian igen, ja
  • igenyes
  • jayes
Icelandic já
  • jáyes
Italian sì, già
  • sìyes
  • giàyes
  • sìexpressing joy
  • vaiexpressing joy
  • evvaiexpressing joy
  • evvivaexpressing joy
Japanese うん, そう
  • うん (un)yes
  • そう (sō)yes
  • ええ (ē)yes
  • ああ (ā)yes
  • やった (yatta)expressing joy
  • イェーexpressing joy
Korean 응, 네
  • 응 (eung)yes
  • 네 (ne)yes
  • 예 (ye)yes
  • 어 (eo)yes
  • 아싸 (assa)expressing joy
  • 앗싸 (atssa)expressing joy
  • 야르 (yareu)expressing joy
Lithuanian taip, jo
  • taipyes
  • joyes
Norwegian Bokmål ja, yeah
  • jayes
  • yeahyes
  • ja velyes
Polish tak, no
  • takyes
  • noyes
  • ahayes
  • tayes
Portuguese sim, é
  • simyes
  • éyes
  • iáyes
  • é!expressing joy
  • isso aí!expressing joy
  • boa!expressing joy
Romanian da
  • dayes
Russian ага́, ага́
  • ага́ (agá)yes
  • ага́ (ahá)yes
  • угу́ (ugú)yes
  • угу́ (uhú)yes
  • так (tak)yes
  • ну (nu)yes
  • да! (da!)expressing joy
  • ура́! (urá!)expressing joy
  • э-ге́й! (e-géj!)expressing joy
  • е! (je!)expressing joy
Slovak no, hej
  • noyes
  • hejyes
Spanish sí, seh
  • síyes
  • sehyes
  • sipiyes
  • aayes
  • mmyes
Swedish ja
  • jayes
Thai เออ
  • เออ (əə)yes
Ukrainian еге́, та
  • еге́ (ehé)yes
  • та (ta)yes
  • так! (tak!)expressing joy
  • та! (ta!)expressing joy
Urdu ہاں
  • ہاں (hā̃)yes
Vietnamese ừ, ờ
  • ừyes
  • ờyes
Welsh iah
  • iahyes

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with yeah

eseyeaehyertehnahbahbaamehnyaJiewehha'kolea
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Anagrams

heyahaye
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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