yallah

English

Etymology

From Arabic ياالله‎ (“c'mon”).

Interjection

yallah

(Australia, slang) c'mon, come on, let's go

Usage notes

Used by Arab Australians.

References

"It's our own strain of 'Strine, habib" — The Sydney Morning Herald

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