yalla
9.9
A word shouted to tell someone to hurry up
- interjection
- UK
:
yalla
- Yalla, we need to leave now!
Examples
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When the taxi arrived, she said yalla so they would not be late.
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The coach yelled yalla at the players to hurry onto the field.
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He clapped his hands and shouted yalla to get everyone moving.
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Come on, yalla!
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He clapped his hands and shouted yalla to get everyone moving.
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When the taxi arrived, she said yalla so they would not be late.
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The coach yelled yalla at the players to hurry onto the field.
Synonyms
1
9.2
A shout people use to cheer others, like 'let's go'
presses for quick action, telling someone to hurry or get moving
Antonyms
How Urgent
to move it
512
6.7
- Informal
512
6.7
to hurry up
637
1.0
- Informal
637
1.0
yalla
- UK
to get a move on
40
3.4
- Informal
40
3.4
come on
∞
5.4
- Informal
∞
5.4
Surface Forms
yalla main
Etymology
Yalla comes from the Arabic word yalla, which means 'come on' or 'let's go' and has spread into everyday speech in languages like Hebrew and English. So when someone says yalla they are telling you to hurry up or get moving, just like saying 'come on'.