Meaning & use

yass queen

interjection·Everydayinformalslang

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UK/ˌjæs ˈkwiːn/
US/ˌjæs ˈkwiːn/

Meaning

  1. interjectionfixed phraseinformalslang

    An excited shout of praise, used when someone looks great, does well or says something you strongly agree with.

    Grammar: Stands alone as an exclamation; it can be addressed to anyone, regardless of gender.

    Patterns

    • yass queen, something

    When she walked on stage in that jacket, her friends shouted, Yass queen!

    You got the promotion? Yass queen!

    He posted a photo of the finished cake, and the comments were full of yass queen.

Common combinations

shout yass queen
The crowd began to shout yass queen as the singer appeared.
comment yass queen
She commented yass queen under her friend's post.
yass queen energy
That outfit has total yass queen energy.
say yass queen
My sister always says yass queen when I wear red.

Synonyms and how they differ

go off
Go off is a phrase for impressing everyone, while yass queen is an exclamation shouted at the person.
well done
Well done is polite and neutral, whereas yass queen is loud, playful slang.
slay
Slay is the verb for doing something brilliantly, and yass queen is what you cheer when someone slays.

Word family

queen noun
here, a term of affection or admiration
slay verb
to do something extremely well in slang
yas interjection
a short spelling of yass, expressing delight

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