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yerra

yerra interjection: an exclamation of disbelief, dismissal or asseveration.

Interjection

yerra

  1. (Ireland) An exclamation of disbelief, dismissal or asseveration.
    • —Yerra, sure I wouldn’t put any ideas into his head. I’m old enough to be his grandfather.1916, James Joyce, chapter II, in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC
    • ‘Yerra, 'tis nothing,’ said I, jovial and Irish, but making every move to work on a bit more.1958, Brendan Behan, Borstal Boy

Origin of yerra

From Irish dhera.

Questions about yerra

What does yerra mean?
Yerra means an exclamation of disbelief, dismissal or asseveration.
What part of speech is yerra?
Yerra is an interjection.

Words near yerra in the dictionary

  1. yero
  2. yeron
  3. Yerong Creek
  4. yeros
  5. Yerpedu
  6. yerra
  7. Yerranderie
  8. Yerrinbool
  9. yers
  10. yersel
  11. yerself

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