yer

Y4E1R1
/ˈjɛ(ə)//jʌ/Anglian, East/jɜː/

noun

A member of Generation Y.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

yer1

adverb
  1. UKpronunciation spellingslangPronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).

yer2

nounyer (plural yers)

plural yers

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of jer

yer3

pronoun
  1. UKpronunciation spellingslanguncommonPronunciation spelling of you (plural or singular).

    'Still, yer got nice looks,' said Ella.

    1992, Mary Jane Staples, Sergeant Joe
    1 more example

    "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!"

    1916 April 13, Oswald Kendall, “The Romance of the Martin Connor”, in The Youth's Companion, volume 90, number 15, page 198, column 2
contraction
  1. UKcontractionpronunciation spellingslangPronunciation spelling of you're (“you are”).

    Yer a lotta nosey parkers.

    1991, Kathleen Dayus, Where There's Life, London: Virago Press Ltd
    1 more example

    ‘Ah, go boil yer heads, both of yeh,’ said Hagrid. ‘Harry – yer a wizard.’

    1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN
determiner
  1. Southern USUKdialectalpronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of your.

    'Make yer way down to the station,' he said.

    1991, Thomas Hayden, The Killing Frost, London: Random Century Group
    2 more examples

    ‘Las’ time I saw you, you was only a baby,’ said the giant. ‘Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh’ve got yer mum’s eyes.’

    1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN

    Old Lady: 'HOLLER AT THAT FELLER IN THE CHEST DOWNSTAIRS. IF Y'NEED CARDS, HE'S YER MAIN MAN, HEH HEH!'

    2019 December 10, Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Nintendo 3DS, level/area: House of Joustus

Yer4

nounYer (plural Yers)

plural Yers

  1. A member of Generation Y.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

yer · adverb

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/).

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yer · noun

  1. Russianер“ъ”
  2. Englishyer

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

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yer · pronoun, contraction, determiner

From you.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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