"yas" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} yas
  1. (often African-American Vernacular, LGBT or valley girl, slang) Nonstandard spelling of yes. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard, slang Alternative form of: yes Categories (topical): LGBT Derived forms: yas queen
    Sense id: en-yas-en-intj-rIyHJJgw Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns Disambiguation of English pronouns: 54 46

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} yas, {{en-pronoun}} yas
  1. Nonstandard spelling of yous. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: yous Derived forms: yas'm
    Sense id: en-yas-en-pron-OtGe-dsS Categories (other): English pronouns Disambiguation of English pronouns: 54 46

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