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...'