A
filler-word used in speech, especially when one is nervous. Used often by guitarist
Billie Joe Armstrong in interviews.
Can be replaced with like, and stuff,
um and sorta.
Time Magazine: 'How do you respond to people who say that Green Day isn't punk anymore? Have you changed your style in response to naysayers?'
Billie Joe Armstrong: 'The thing about any genre of
music, if it's punk, if it's blues or
jazz, there's... y'know or straight up
rock n' roll...'