English Explanatory Dictionary

yer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).
noun
  1. Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.
pron
  1. Pronunciation spelling of you (plural or singular).
contraction
  1. Pronunciation spelling of you're (“you are”).
det
  1. Pronunciation spelling of your.
noun
  1. A member of Generation Y.

Pronunciation

/ˈjɛ(ə)/ /jʌ/ /jɝ/ /jɜː/ en-us-yer.ogg

Word forms

yer yers

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/).

Related words

jer ya

Derived words

yer one yerself yerselves in-yer-face lang may yer lum reek on yer bike what's yer poison yer man
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