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An abbreviation for 'your', first popularized in the 50s and 60s by the Beat generation (ie. Jack Kerouac, Alan Ginsberg), and later repopularized in the indie rock world by Sonic Youth in the 80s.
"Be in love with yr life"
"Lay Down Yr Mountain"
"Kill Yr Idols"

yr by P_J_C November 11, 2006
Related Words
yr • yrs • yrk • YRG • yranoitcid nabru • yras • Yrd • yria • yrn • YRO
Contrary to popular belief, the spelling of your as yr did NOT start with Sonic Youth. It actually started with the Beat Generation and the likes of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. Kerouac spelled your as yr in his 30 essentials for spontaneous prose.
1. Scribbled secret notebooks, and wild typewritten pages, for yr own joy
yr by Velouria November 12, 2006
Contrary to popular belief, not coined or made popular by indie favorite Sonic Youth. Also, NOT coined by the Beat Generation poets such as Kerouac or Ginsberg. Shorthand for "your" (or "you're), my first encounter with this usage dates back to 1818 in a John Keats letter addressed to John Hamilton Reynolds.

"Yr* sincere friend and Coscribbler

John Keats."

*"r" is actually elevated and smaller than the rest of the text. Example: The 30(^)th.
your you're

"Yr love of John Keats letters is trivial."
"Yr pretty cool for a lover of John Keats letters."
Yr by onewhotiles. April 5, 2014
The oh-so-indie way of spelling "your" and "you're." Hardcore scenesters take note.
"If yr going to the Blood Brothers show, take me with you."

"Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven", such as used in the title of an album from Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
yr by Anj October 15, 2003
An abbreviation for "year", but also a rare alternative to "ur", which is an abbreviation for "your"
w0w fag u may have kicked my ass this time but i'll do more than reciprocate next yr

ima dump by girlfriend from 1st grade next yr lolz
yr by xleski January 1, 2016
This text acronym stands for yeh right

Said sarcastically this term is most commonly used in youth
Yr, ofc she never slept with him
Yr by Starswars8 December 22, 2019
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