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yee-yee ass

/ˌjiːˌjiː ˈæs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
yee-y-ee ass
IPA
/ˌjiːˌjiː ˈæs/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Poor-quality; unimpressive, lame.

Humorous; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Famously used in Grand Theft Auto V, in an exchange between Franklin Clinton and Lamar Davis: Lamar: Wassup, can a loc come up in your crib? Franklin: Man, fuck you. I'll see you at work. Lamar: Ah, nigga, don't hate me 'cause I'm beautiful, nigga. Maybe if you got rid of that old yee-yee ass haircut you got you'd get some bitches on your dick. Oh, better yet, maybe Tanisha'll call your dog-ass if she ever stop fucking with that brain surgeon or lawyer she fucking with. Nigga… Composed of yee-yee (“lame”) + ass (intensifying particle), according to Slink Johnson, voice actor of Lamar, who ad-libbed the above monologue from the game. In an interview with Know Your Meme, he described, “for lack of a better word”, yee-yee as meaning “square”, i.e. socially conventional, uncool, etc.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌjiːˌjiː ˈæs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

yee-yee (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce yee-yee ass?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌjiːˌjiː ˈæs/.
What does yee-yee ass mean?
Poor-quality; unimpressive, lame.
Where does yee-yee ass come from?
Famously used in Grand Theft Auto V, in an exchange between Franklin Clinton and Lamar Davis: Lamar: Wassup, can a loc come up in your crib? Franklin: Man, fuck you. I'll see you at work. Lamar: Ah, nigga, don't hate me 'cause I'm beautiful, nigga. Maybe if you got rid of that old yee-yee ass haircut you got you'd get some bitches on your dick. Oh, better yet, maybe Tanisha'll call your dog-ass if she ever stop fucking with that brain surgeon or lawyer she fucking with. Nigga… Composed of yee-yee (“lame”) + ass (intensifying particle), according to Slink Johnson, voice actor of Lamar, who ad-libbed the above monologue from the game. In an interview with Know Your Meme, he described, “for lack of a better word”, yee-yee as meaning “square”, i.e. socially conventional, uncool, etc.

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