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yeay

yeay is the misspelling of yea.

Meaning of yea

Adverb

yea (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Yes, indeed.
    • Yea, and the prophet of the heav'nly lyre, / Great Solomon sings in the English quire […]1597–1598, Joseph Hall, Virgidemiarum
    Synonyms:
    aye, yep, yes, yup, yeah, yigh
  2. (Midwestern-US, dated) Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture by way of measurement).
    • This kid... What'd he look like? / Well, he was about yea high. You know, tiny like. I didn't get a good look at him, though. He was back in the kitchen.2016, Stranger Things, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Hopper, Earl (David Harbour, David Dwyer)

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Questions about yeay

What is yeay the misspelling of?
Yeay is the misspelling of yea.

Words near yeay in the dictionary

  1. yeats
  2. Yeatsian
  3. yeaught
  4. yeaughts
  5. yeave-ho
  6. yeay
  7. Yeban Norte
  8. Yeban Sur
  9. yebo
  10. Yeboah
  11. Yeboahs

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