adj
Meaning 1
Arrogant, stuck-up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singlish
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Standard Lemma guide
yaya
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Singapore: /ˈjɑjɑ/
name
Meaning 2
A female given name.
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name
Meaning 3
A male given name.
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noun
Meaning 4
A nanny; female caregiver; nursemaid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong, Philippines
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verb
Meaning 5
To show off or behave in an egocentric or self-important manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singlish, invariable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flex, preen, swagger, aura farm, boulevardier, cut a wide swath, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, figure away, flamboast, flaunt, floss, fluff one's feathers, gallery, high-side, let one's nuts hang, ostent, ostentate, showboat, show away, show off, strut, strut one's stuff, stunt, swag it out, swank, three-sheet, venditate, yaya
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Unknown.
The male name is ultimately from Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā); likely through a West African language.
From Tagalog yaya, from Philippine Spanish yaya.