ouais

== French == === Alternative forms === ouaip, ouay, ouep, wé, oe === Etymology === From oui via dialectal variants; also possibly from oyez. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wɛ/ === Interjection === ouais (informal) synonym of oui; yeah, yep, yup, yes, affirmative expression Synonyms: (informal, mitigated yes) mouaif, (informal, mitigated yes) mouais, yeah, yep, yes, (anglicism) [Term?], (anglicism) [Term?], (anglicism) [Term?] (informal) synonym of oui (used to express consent) Synonyms: (informal, mitigated yes) mouais, yep, (anglicism) [Term?] (dated) wow Synonyms: oh, ouah, mazette, (informal) purée, (vulgar) putain, waou, waouh Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris, 1832 (informal) whoo (expresses joy) Synonyms: hourra, yeah, yes, yippie, youpi Ouais, on a gagné ! ― Whoo, we / they won! ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Louisiana Creole: wé === References === “ouais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “ouais”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “ouais” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.