yahs

At the Sheikh's I met a merchant just returned from Kanou; I put some questions to him, who, thinking I wished to have every one answered in the affirmative, gave me his terrible "yahs" and "aywahs" to all and everything demanded.

Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 James Richardson 1828

Eating raw cabbage in Oxford watching lots of uppity yahs, we danced with exuberance at their party, heathens, wild for them all.

Temporary Passport Penny Goring 2011

Fred Collyer bought himself a can of beer at the simple bar and carried it over to his named place, exchanging Hi-yahs with the faces he saw on the circuit from Saratoga to Hollywood Park.

The Elvis Latte Allie Dresser 2010

Sometimes we strike a deal when one American overseas or across our land Borders kills another American in another country - that they will be brought back to serve sentence in a US prison so they are close to their Loi-yahs and relatives.

"There is no other way to describe it. He butchered her. He killed her in cold blood while she begged for her life." Ann Althouse 2009

Best Satnav story is the one about the two yahs I think they were distant relatives of the sainted Diana who got a chauffeur-driven car to take them to "Stamford Bridge" - which is apparently the usual nickname for some football stadium somewhere in the South - possibly London but why would I know.

A funny satnav tale 2008

What about Palin's folksiness, her "you bet yahs" and winks at the camera?

CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2008 2008

What about Palin's folksiness, her "you bet yahs" and winks at the camera?

CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2008 2008

“How my bizz-oys been treating yahs in the Federation?”

Foul Lines Jack McCallum 2006

“How my bizz-oys been treating yahs in the Federation?”

Foul Lines Jack McCallum 2006

If I want to do something crazy and get my yah yahs out, I might as well become a stripper.

CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2006 2006