| 词汇 | ayuh |
| 词源 | ayuh. Yes; though the word has shades of meaning ranging from the affirmative to the sarcastic. Chiefly heard in Maine, ayuh is found throughout New England in variations such as eyah, ayeh, eeyuh, ehyuh, aaay-yuh, and even ayup. A touchstone of New England speech, it possibly derives from the nautical aye, “yes,” which in turn probably comes from the early English yie, “yes.” Another theory has ayuh coming from the old Scottish- American aye-yes meaning the same. |
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