get one's ya-yas out
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Meaning · English
To behave in a wild and carefree manner, so as to use up excess energy or exuberance.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] Feist still gets her ya-yas out as part of atmospheric-rock collective Broken Social Scene, and just a few years ago she could be found rapping in Spanish through a sock puppet […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “get one's ya-yas out” mean?
To behave in a wild and carefree manner, so as to use up excess energy or exuberance.
Is “get one's ya-yas out” formal or informal?
get one's ya-yas out is generally slang.