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/

• (Portugal) 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 Brasi, Appris, page 74:

     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.