Also spelt yé. A Nigerian colloquialism or exclamation used to express surprise (usually in a negative or very unexpected context) or just to lament a bad or unexpected situation. Popular Burna Boy song of the same name is a good example of usage
Guy : My brothers wife slept with the driver
Friend: ye
OR
Doctor: Your wife has stage iv cancer
Husband: Yé o!
Friend: ye
OR
Doctor: Your wife has stage iv cancer
Husband: Yé o!
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