iê-iê-iê

Portuguese
FWOTD – 11 December 2019

Etymology

Borrowed from English yeah, yeah, yeah, from the chorus in the Beatles’ song “She Loves You”. Compare French yéyé.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌjeˌjeˈje/

Noun

iê-iê-iê m (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil, music) the style of rock and roll, and associated cultural scene, popular during the 60s in Brazil
    • 2015, Gabriel da Cunha Pereira, Imaginando o Brasil, Appris, page 70:
      Dentre as divergências da época, a inserção do iê-iê-iê foi vista na imprensa como uma crítica de Chico Buarque às novas tendências da música popular brasileira.
      Among the disagreements of the time, the inclusion of iê-iê-iê was seen by the press as a critique by Chico Buarque of the trends in Brazilian popular music.

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