- This is almost an ironic way of showing approval of something, as if to annoy the person it is being said to.
Yas 5
derivation; Exclamation
An emphatic and purposefully annoying way of exclaiming “yes!”.
Etymology : From a Lady Gaga music video, where she exclaims the phrase. It then became viral and has come into common use.
Source : “Yas! You hear me? YAS!!” (said by funny friend, 11/2/15)
Last modified: 8 December 2015