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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"

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Intelligence agency term for "psychological operation". A government or corporate-sponsored operation, usually taking the form of a "terrorist attack" or "crazed gunman on a spree", with the intent of panicking the public into demanding more police and laws inhibiting freedom. Psyops are usually carried out by drugging a civilian or group of civilians with aggression-promoting drugs, psyching them up, arming them, and sending them out to commit mayhem. Government-sponsored terrorism. See also blackshirts, conspiracy
Person A: Man, that nutcase Martin Bryant guy shot 35 people in Tasmania!

Person B: No, he wasn't a nutcase, that was just a psyop so the government could have an excuse to ban guns.
by Mystikan April 11, 2006
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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
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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.
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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."
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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
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a piece of poop that know one likes. they binged watch tiktok all day and have mean friends. they also good at basketball and volleyball.
yr is really annoying sometimes but nice.
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