yé-yé

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See also: yeye, yéye, yéyé, yěyé, and yèyè

English

Etymology

From French yéyé, from English yeah-yeah.

Noun

yé-yé (countable and uncountable, plural yé-yés)

  1. (uncountable, music) A genre of pop music of the early 1960s in Europe.
    • 1966 December 18, Joan Barthel, “Francoise from France: White Boots and Ye-Ye”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      […] she (Françoise Hardy) is so today, so white boots and yé-yé, that she can make anyone over 25 (me) feel prehistoric, raccoon coat and rah-rah.
  2. (countable) A fan or artist of this genre.
    • 1965 March 8, “Older Women In Their 20's Can Be Yé Yé”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      The Mods and the Yé Yés are growing up.

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /je.je/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

yé-yé m (plural yé-yés)

  1. Alternative form of yéyé (music)

Noun

yé-yé m or f by sense (plural yé-yés)

  1. Alternative form of yéyé (fan)

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