Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yé-yé

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
ye-ye
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of pop music of the early 1960s in Europe.

Uncountable

noun

A fan or artist of this genre.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French yéyé, from English yeah-yeah.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: yéyé, yeah-yeah

Usage

Inflected Forms

yé-yés (plural)

Questions

What does yé-yé mean?
A genre of pop music of the early 1960s in Europe.
Where does yé-yé come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce yé-yé

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