Turkish · The Terraces
Yuh!
YOO(h) · /juh/
Boooo! / For shame! / Come ON!
2/5 Bar-safe
coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances
Literally
"(boo / expression of contempt)"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
The collective boo — a stadium's disgust at a missed sitter, a dive, a terrible call. Beyond sport it's everyday indignant disbelief: "yuh artık!" ("oh come ON, that's too much"), "yuh be." Mildly rude, dismissive, very common. "Yuuuuh" drawn out is peak stadium disappointment.
Heard in the wild
Kaleci boş kaleye atamadı — yuh!
The keeper missed an open goal — boooo!
Where it lands
Turkey-wide; universal
Quick answers
- What does "Yuh!" mean?
- In Turkish, "Yuh!" means "Boooo! / For shame! / Come ON!". Literally it's "(boo / expression of contempt)". The collective boo — a stadium's disgust at a missed sitter, a dive, a terrible call. Beyond sport it's everyday indignant disbelief: "yuh artık!" ("oh come ON, that's too much"), "yuh be." Mildly rude, dismissive, very common. "Yuuuuh" drawn out is peak stadium disappointment.
- Is "Yuh!" offensive?
- It's on the mild end — 2/5 (Bar-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances.
- How do you pronounce "Yuh!"?
- Say it "YOO(h)" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: juh.
Related in Turkish
Hadi be! hah-DEE BEH Get outta here! / No way! / Yeah right! Aman! ah-MAHN Oh come on / whatever / good grief Rezalet! reh-zah-LET What a disgrace / this is a shambles Yıkıl git karşımdan! yuh-KUHL GEET kar-shuhm-DAHN Get out of my sight / do one Be BEH Man / geez — punchy emphasis, friendlier and older-school than 'lan' Yapma ya! yahp-MAH YAH No way! / Come on! / Get outta here! / Stop it!
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "Unbelievable".
- French Oh la vache ! Holy cow! / Wow! / Whoa!
- German Verdammt nochmal! God damn it! / For crying out loud!
- Greek έλα ρε Come on! / No way! / You're kidding — disbelief, protest, or delight depending on tone.
- Italian Minchia! Holy shit! / Wow! / Damn!
- Japanese やばい Insane / crazy / no way — good OR bad, from context
- Korean 헐 Whoa / no way / I can't even — the all-purpose stunned noise.
- Polish masakra A disaster / unbelievable / total carnage — the all-purpose 'this is insane.'
- Portuguese Caramba! Wow! / Geez! / Holy cow!
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