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yé-yés

yé-yés is the plural of yé-yé.

Meaning of yé-yé

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

Questions about yé-yés

What is yé-yés the plural of?
Yé-yés is the plural of yé-yé.

Words near yé-yés in the dictionary

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

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