| 释义 |
Definition of OK yah in English: OK yahexclamation ˌəʊkeɪ ˈjɑː British slang In representations or imitation of upper or upper-middle-class speech (originally that of ‘Sloane Rangers’): yes. Also as noun: an utterance of this.
adjective ˌəʊkeɪ ˈjɑː British slang Of, relating to, or designating a person who is conspicuously or unselfconsciously upper or upper-middle-class in speech; ‘posh’, ‘Sloanie’.
Origin 1980s; earliest use found in The Times. From OK [interjection¹, noun², adverb] + yah. Definition of OK yah in US English: OK yahexclamationˌəʊkeɪ ˈjɑː British slang In representations or imitation of upper or upper-middle-class speech (originally that of ‘Sloane Rangers’): yes. Also as noun: an utterance of this.
adjectiveˌəʊkeɪ ˈjɑː British slang Of, relating to, or designating a person who is conspicuously or unselfconsciously upper or upper-middle-class in speech; ‘posh’, ‘Sloanie’.
Origin 1980s; earliest use found in The Times. From OK [interjection¹, noun², adverb] + yah. |