Meaning of get one's ya-yas out | Babel Free

Definitions

To behave in a wild and carefree manner, so as to use up excess energy or exuberance.

US, slang

Examples

“[…] Feist still gets her ya-yas out as part of atmospheric-rock collective Broken Social Scene, and just a few years ago she could be found rapping in Spanish through a sock puppet […]”

“Maybe she was just getting her ya-yas out, running for the sheer joy of being in a physical body.”

“Pounding with a toy hammer or banging on a toy drum, punching a pillow, pounding on play clay, running around outdoors, and swinging on a swing can also help him get his ya-yas out.”

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