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yé-yé

yé-yé noun: a genre of pop music of the early 1960s in Europe.

yé-yé: a genre of pop music of the early 1960s in Europe
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Noun

yé-yé (countable and uncountable, plural yé-yés)

  1. (uncountable) A genre of pop music of the early 1960s in Europe.
    • […] she (Françoise Hardy) is so today, so white boots and yé-yé, that she can make anyone over 25 (me) feel prehistoric, raccoon coat and rah-rah.1966 December 18, Joan Barthel, “Francoise from France: White Boots and Ye-Ye”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. (countable) A fan or artist of this genre.
    • The Mods and the Yé Yés are growing up.1965 March 8, “Older Women In Their 20's Can Be Yé Yé”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of yé-yé

pluralyé-yés

Origin of yé-yé

From French yéyé, from English yeah-yeah.

Questions about yé-yé

What does yé-yé mean?
Yé-yé means a genre of pop music of the early 1960s in Europe.
What part of speech is yé-yé?
Yé-yé is a noun.
What is the plural of yé-yé?
The plural of yé-yé is yé-yés.

Words near yé-yé in the dictionary

  1. Yzaguirre
  2. Yzaguirres
  3. Yzerplan
  4. Yàyniwpu
  5. Yámana
  6. yé-yé
  7. yé-yés
  8. Yên Bái
  9. Yörük
  10. Yörüks
  11. Yü Shan

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