"yee" meaning in English

See yee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /jiː/ Audio: En-au-yee.ogg Forms: ye [alternative]
Rhymes: -iː Head templates: {{en-interj}} yee
  1. (slang) yes Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-yee-en-intj-inmIkP6T

Pronoun

IPA: /jiː/ Audio: En-au-yee.ogg Forms: ye [alternative]
Rhymes: -iː Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|personal pronoun||||||||||||||||||head=}} yee (personal pronoun), {{en-pron|desc=personal pronoun}} yee (personal pronoun)
  1. (archaic and Geordie) you (the people being addressed); Alternative spelling of ye Tags: Geordie, archaic, personal, pronoun
    Sense id: en-yee-en-pron-N0ukcB-2 Categories (other): Geordie English, English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 0 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 66 34 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 25 64 11
  2. obsolete emphatic of ye Tags: alt-of, emphatic, obsolete, personal, pronoun Alternative form of: ye
    Sense id: en-yee-en-pron-1aMfEibg Categories (other): English 3-letter words Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 0 45 55
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