Standard Lemma guide

yer

adv · contraction · det · noun · pron · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈjɛ(ə)/
  • /jʌ/
  • rhymes with -ɛə
  • rhymes with -ʌ
  • Anglian, East: /jɜː/
  • General-American: /jɝ/
  • UK: /jɜː/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: Y ER1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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2

contraction

Meaning 2

Pronunciation spelling of you're (“you are”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling, slang

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Meaning relationships

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3

det

Meaning 3

Pronunciation spelling of your.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Southern-US, UK, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A member of Generation Y.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

pron

Meaning 6

Pronunciation spelling of you (plural or singular).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang, uncommon

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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History

Etymology

Most likely from the intrusive R, between "yeah" (/jəː/) and a non-high vowel (/ə/, /ɪə/, /ɑː/, /ɔː/). For example, "Yeah-r-I know" (/jəɹ ʌɪ nəʊ/).

From you.

Borrowed from Russian ер (jer, “ъ”) and ерь (jerʹ, “ь”).

From Y + -er.