A unique New Orleans accent, or "Yat" accent, is considered an identity marker of white metropolitan people who have been raised in the greater New Orleans area. English professor …

Yat or jat (Ѣ ѣ; italics: Ѣ ѣ) is the thirty-second letter of the old Cyrillic alphabet. It is usually romanized as E with a haček: Ě ě. There is also another version of yat, the iotated yat …

What's a Yat? "Yat" is a term for the quintessential neighborhood New Orleanian. It's derived from the local greeting, "Where y'at!", although it tends not to be used by locals in the way it's used …

Jun 3, 2015 · Yat: This is the name for a common dialect in New Orleans. This is not Dennis Quaid's accent in The Big Easy (1986), but sounds like a mix of a Jersey City and Gulf South …

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Yat. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in southern U.S. English.

Yat is a slang term used in certain regions of the United States, particularly in New Orleans and its surrounding areas. It is often used to describe a person who speaks with a distinct accent that …

Yat definition: A member of a lower- and middle-class segment of the white population of New Orleans.

Sep 1, 2011 · One such dialect, unique the city of New Orleans, is locally referred to as Yat. It is renowned not because of how strange it sounds, but rather its familiarity: the accent bears …

What’s a Yat? „Yat“ is a term for the quintessential neighborhood New Orleanian. Many if not most New Orleanians will use a few, some or all of the terms below, but not all New …

Yat: A member of a lower- and middle-class segment of the white population of New Orleans.