Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
“ya-yas”
Spanish translation:
bandas/grupos de amigas
Added to glossary by
Lydia De Jorge
Oct 1, 2007 07:30
16 yrs ago
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English term
Spain
20 years in the IT industry
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Chilean, Standard-Spain, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Italian to Spanish
“ya-yas”
English to Spanish
Social Sciences
Slang
We get the retail “ya-yas” at Thanksgiving as the buzz in the store begins to build.
¿Alguien puede ayudarme con el significado de "ya-yas" (referido a una tienda) en esta frase?
¡Gracias!
¿Alguien puede ayudarme con el significado de "ya-yas" (referido a una tienda) en esta frase?
¡Gracias!
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 | bandas/grupos de amigas |
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Change log
Oct 3, 2007 04:16: Lydia De Jorge Created KOG entry
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bandas/grupos de amigas
http://entertainment.iafrica.com/movies/archives/171966.htm
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Note added at 1 day20 hrs (2007-10-03 04:16:10 GMT) Post-grading
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That's what ya-yas are for!
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Note added at 1 day20 hrs (2007-10-03 04:16:10 GMT) Post-grading
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That's what ya-yas are for!
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Comment: "Dear ya-ya Lydia: thanks a lot!"
Discussion
To indulge/vent an urge that society does not approve of -- this can be fighting, partying, drinking, having sex, smoking pot... whatever. It implies that there are other times when you're a "respectable citizen" and repress the urge -- full-time party-animals are not getting their ya-yas out because they always act that way.
Example for ya-yas, to get out:
"I have people flipping me off all the time but because I'm from New York, I get my ya-yas out that way and I get to flip 'em back." (quote from BBC News article "Environment drives Hummer vs Hybrid row" 1 June 2004)
ya ya
slang for cocaine, ya ya is of a woodbridge decent, derived from the vocabulary of the king himself; ya ya is considered to be a common household item for the rich and famous
you should try some of this new yaya i picked up in the city