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单词 ya-yas
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ya-yasn.

Brit. /ˈjɑːjɑːz/, U.S. /ˈjɑˌjɑz/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: yas yas n.
Etymology: Alteration of yas yas n., after Get yer Ya-ya's Out!, the title of a 1970 album by the Rolling Stones (itself after Get your Yas Yas out , the title of a 1938 song by Blind Boy Fuller: see quot. 1938 at yas yas n.).
slang.
to get one's ya-yas out and variants: to enjoy oneself uninhibitedly.Sometimes (humorously) understood to refer to a part of the anatomy, esp. a woman's breasts; cf. quot. 1970 and the following:
2004 Time Out N.Y. 11 Nov. 6/2 That drunk, shirtless guy at the party who walks around loudly challenging others to arm-wrestling matches and complimenting the women on their ‘sweet ya-yas’.
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1970 G. Greer in Oz No. 30. 42 The Stones invited people ‘to bring tambourines, bells, clappers, anything and join in’. But in the end nobody got their yayas out, though they all watched hopefully to see if anyone else did.
1992 Men's Health May 80/2 Spectators, in a stadium crowd or in the comfort of their own living rooms, can get their ya-yas out by shouting obscenities, or death threats, at offending players and referees.
1997 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 12 June 21 Where to go: the south of Tenerife if you want to get your ya-yas out, the north if you want to chill out.
1999 Sat. Night (Toronto) Apr. 14/1 Gourd was left with no avenue for getting out his political ya-yas.
2002 Washington Post 1 Dec. (Home ed.) f2/3 At 24 a lot of people of either sex need to get their ya-yas out, or learn by trial and error, or whatever.
2004 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) (Nexis) 21 Oct. On Saturday night, if you are really certain you need to get your ya-yas out, you may want to mosey down to the Berkshire Music Hall.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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