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“Was geht, Yallah?” meme: meaning, origin and rare card

“Was geht, Yallah?” means “what’s up, Yallah?”: “Yallah”, an Arabic word for “come on” or “let’s go”, has become widely used in German street slang.

MyMemeCards editorial teamPublished 8 min read
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The “Was geht, Yallah?” meme, 2022

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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Was geht, Yallah?” is a rare card of the German Memes pack, number 222 of the collection, and the 39th best-known meme of its 300 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “Was geht, Yallah?” meme mean?

The meme shows how languages mix in German urban slang, where Arabic words like “Yallah” have become everyday vocabulary, especially among young people and in streaming culture. Paired with “was geht” (“what’s up”), it forms a casual, slightly over-the-top greeting, used to hype someone up or to parody an exaggerated street tone.

Where does the “Was geht, Yallah?” meme come from?

“Yallah” is an Arabic word literally meaning “oh God”, commonly used as an interjection meaning “come on” or “let’s go”. It has spread widely into German street slang, carried by urban culture and certain German-speaking streaming scenes, where it works as an energetic punctuation to a sentence. In 2022, pairing it with “was geht” (the equivalent of “what’s up”), already a common streaming catchphrase, produced this meme, clipped and quoted by the relevant communities as a greeting that is both casual and a bit theatrical.

  1. 2022The “Was geht, Yallah?” meme circulates in German-speaking streaming.

How to use the “Was geht, Yallah?” meme

  • People shout “was geht, Yallah?” to greet someone energetically on stream.
  • The phrase is used to parody an exaggerated street tone.
  • Viewers repeat it in comments as a nod to the original scene.

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The “Was geht, Yallah?” card in MyMemeCards

Was geht, Yallah? card
NumberNo. 222
RarityRare
CollectionGerman Memes pack
Fame65/100 · #39 of 300
Recycle value10 MemeCoins (30 in Shiny)
Rarities of the German Memes pack: 300 cards
  • Common15150%
  • Rare11137%
  • Epic268.7%
  • Legendary93.0%
  • Mythic31.0%

How to get the “Was geht, Yallah?” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Was geht, Yallah? comes out of the German Memes pack as a rare card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 10 MemeCoins.

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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art ≤ 0.1%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details

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Frequently asked questions

What does Was geht Yallah mean?

It is a casual greeting mixing “was geht” (“what’s up”) and “Yallah”, an Arabic word for “come on”, which emerged as a meme in 2022 in German streaming.

What does Yallah mean in Arabic?

“Yallah” literally means “oh God” and is used as an interjection meaning “come on” or “let’s go”.

Where does the was geht yallah meme come from?

It comes from German urban slang, where “Yallah” spread widely, paired in 2022 with the “was geht” greeting typical of German-speaking streaming.

How do I get the Was geht, Yallah? meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Was geht, Yallah?” is a rare card of the German Memes pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.

How rare is the Was geht, Yallah? card?

It is a Rare card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.

Sources: Yallah — Wiktionary · checked on October 30, 2026.

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