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yé-yé

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A genre of pop music of the early 1960s in Europe.
    uncountable
  2. A fan or artist of this genre.
    countable

Equivalents

Françaisyé-yé

Examples

“[…] she (Françoise Hardy) is so today, so white boots and yé-yé, that she can make⟳ anyone over 25 (me) feel⟳ prehistoric, raccoon coat and rah-rah.”
“The Mods and the Yé Yés are growing up.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

ye'd ye'elimite Ye'kwana ye'll ye're ye've

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