Yrs - Urban Dictionary

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Listen to pronunciation Share definition An abbreviation for 'your', first popularized in the 50s and 60s by the Beat generation (ie. Jack Kerouac, Alan Ginsberg), and later repopularized in the indie rock world by Sonic Youth in the 80s. "Be in love with yr life" "Lay Down Yr Mountain" "Kill Yr Idols" by P_J_C November 11, 2006 Flag Get the yr mug.

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Listen to pronunciation Share definition Contrary to popular belief, the spelling of your as yr did NOT start with Sonic Youth. It actually started with the Beat Generation and the likes of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. Kerouac spelled your as yr in his 30 essentials for spontaneous prose. 1. Scribbled secret notebooks, and wild typewritten pages, for yr own joy by Velouria November 12, 2006 Flag Get the yr mug.

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Listen to pronunciation Share definition YRS is an acronym for "Yea right son". Andy: don't listen to Cav he just makes up acronyms Cav: YRS by Cdubs December 12, 2012 Flag Get the YRS mug.

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Listen to pronunciation Share definition Contrary to popular belief, not coined or made popular by indie favorite Sonic Youth. Also, NOT coined by the Beat Generation poets such as Kerouac or Ginsberg. Shorthand for "your" (or "you're), my first encounter with this usage dates back to 1818 in a John Keats letter addressed to John Hamilton Reynolds."Yr* sincere friend and CoscribblerJohn Keats."*"r" is actually elevated and smaller than the rest of the text. Example: The 30(^)th. your you're"Yr love of John Keats letters is trivial." "Yr pretty cool for a lover of John Keats letters." by onewhotiles. April 5, 2014 Flag Get the Yr mug.

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Listen to pronunciation Share definition The oh-so-indie way of spelling "your" and "you're." Hardcore scenesters take note. "If yr going to the Blood Brothers show, take me with you." "Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven", such as used in the title of an album from Godspeed You! Black Emperor. by Anj October 15, 2003 Flag Get the yr mug.

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Listen to pronunciation Share definition When yes just isn't good enough Mum: Are you an epic gamerMe: Yrs by Usman Mogo August 7, 2019 Flag Get the Yrs mug.

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