What does yigh mean?
Yigh means (UK, dialect, Lancashire) Yes, used when contradicting..
Yigh
/jaɪ/ · interjection
Meaning
(UK, dialect, Lancashire) Yes, used when contradicting..
Example Sentences
But, of course, both yigh and nay operate typically across sentence or utterance boundaries between two speakers, as: Person A. /a kɔɵnt dʏː ɪt/ ‘I can’t do it.’ Person B. /jaɪ ðɛ kɔn/ ‘Yigh (oh yes), thou can!’
Synonyms for yigh
Antonyms for yigh
Usage Notes
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How do you use yigh in a sentence?
But, of course, both yigh and nay operate typically across sentence or utterance boundaries between two speakers, as: Person A. /a kɔɵnt dʏː ɪt/ ‘I can’t do it.’ Person B. /jaɪ ðɛ kɔn/ ‘Yigh (oh yes), thou can!’
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