different between yeah vs yeap

English

Etymology 1

Colloquial form of yea or yes. Compare nah

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?j?(?)/, /?jæ.?/
• Rhymes: -??

Particle

yeah (not comparable)

1. (informal) Yes. [from 19th c.]

Synonyms

• yes, yep, yup, aye, ya, yea, uh-huh

Translations

Note: Many languages have no exact equivalent of this word; in those cases, the translations given here are for yes.

Interjection

yeah

1. Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.

Synonyms

• hurrah, hurray, woohoo, yay, yippee

Derived terms

• yeah right

Translations

See also

• yes

Etymology 2

See year.

Noun

yeah (plural yeahs)

1. Pronunciation spelling of year.

Anagrams

• Haye, haye, heya

English

Etymology

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Adverb

yeap (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of yep
   • 2003, Rick W. White, Comes Like a Raging Fire

     I told her, "Yeap. I'm here on vacation." We both smiled, as she told me, "Me too."

   • 2009, Terri Lee Ryan, Life Is One Big To-Do List: A Woman's Life After 40

     Yeap, I'm coming back in my next life as a daughter of one of my friends. I would never have to worry about looking ugly.

Anagrams

• PAYE, Paye, Peay