• YES
n. 1787 Eng. dial. – the earthworm
• YES! BUT ‘CRACKED IN THE RIGHT PLACE’, AS THE GIRL SAID
phr. E20 sl. – in reply to an insinuation or an imputation of madness, eccentricity, or rashness
► YESCA ► YESCO n. marijuana → 1949 US drug culture sl.
• YESH
n. 1787 Eng. dial. – the earthworm
• YESK
n. 1. a700 obs. – a sob
n. 2. a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a hiccup or the hiccups
vb. 1. c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to sob
vb. 2. c1386 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. – to belch; to hawk; to cough, to clear the throat, to expectorate
vb. 3. a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to hiccup
• YESKING
n. 1. a1050 obs. – sobbing
n. 2. 1398 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. – hiccuping
• YES-MA’AM
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff or to slow automobile traffic
• YES-MAN
n. Bk1942 sl. – a toady
• YESMUS
n. 1854 Eng. dial. – Christmas
• YESPEN
n. 1691 Eng. dial. – as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful
• YESPFULL
n. 1691 Eng. dial. – as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful
• YESS
n. 1. 1730 Eng. dial. – a large earthworm
n. 2. 1883 Eng. dial. – a hearse
• YESSER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a ‘yes-man’; a sycophant, a toady
• YES SIREE
phr. 1846 jocular usage – yes indeed
• YES SIREE BOB
phr. 1846 jocular usage – yes indeed
• YES SIR, YES SIR, THREE BAGS FULL
phr. 1986 US – used for mocking unquestioning, blind obedience
• YESSLE
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to jostle
• YESSUN
adv. 1890 Eng. dial. – yesterday
• YEST
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – east
n. 1883 Eng. dial. – a hearse
• YESTER
adj. 1577 – belonging to yesterday → poetic usage
adv. 1647 – yesterday → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. a1701 – yesterday → obs.
vb. 1825 – to disturb, to discompose → Sc. obs.
• YESTERDAY
adj. 1968 – out-dated; unaware of current fashions and trends → US sl.
• YESTER-EEN
adv. 1884 – last night → Sc.
• YESTER-EVE
adv. 1884 – last night → Sc.
• YESTEREVE
adv. 1603 – yesterday evening, last night → chiefly poetic usage
• YESTER-EVEN
adv. c1420 – yesterday evening, last night → arch. & Eng. dial.
n. 1820 – the evening of yesterday
• YESTER-EVENING
adv. 1715 – yesterday evening
n. 1796 – the evening of yesterday
• YESTER-MORN
adv. 1893 – yesterday morning → Eng. dial.
n. 1702 – yesterday morning → chiefly poetic usage
• YESTER-MORNING
adv. 1654 – yesterday morning → arch. & Eng. dial.
• YESTERN
adj. 1891 – of or pertaining to yesterday → obs., chiefly Eng. dial., arch., or poetic usage
adv. 1745 – yesterday → obs., chiefly Eng. dial., arch., or poetic usage
n. 1807 – the day before today; yesterday → chiefly Eng. dial., arch., or poetic usage
• YESTERNEVE
adv. c900 – yesterday evening → obs.
• YESTERNEVEN
adv. c900 – yesterday evening → obs.
• YESTERNIGHT
adv. a1300 – on the night of yesterday, last night → chiefly arch. & Eng. dial.
n. 1513 – the night last past → chiefly arch. & Eng. dial.
• YESTER-NOON
adv. Bk1905 – noon yesterday → Sc.
• YESTER-WEEK
adv. Bk1905 – last week → Eng. dial.
• YESTER-YEAR
n. 1870 – last year
• YESTHERN
adv. Bk1905 – yesterday → Eng. dial.
• YEST-MORN
n. Bk1905 – yesterday morning → Eng. dial.
• YESTREEN
adj. c1375 – on the evening of yesterday; yesterday evening → chiefly Sc. & poetic usage
adv. 1819 – yesterday; last night → Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1816 – the evening of yesterday → chiefly Sc. & poetic usage
• YESUN
adv. 1890 – yesterday → Eng. dial.
• YES WAY!
int. 1989 US – used for humorously rebutting someone who has just said ‘No way!’
• YET
vb. 1. a900 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to gush forth or flow in a stream, as water, tears, blood
vb. 2. a900 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to shed tears or blood
vb. 3. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to pour
• YETE
adj. c1000 obs. – eaten
• YETEN
adj. c1000 obs. – eaten
• YETERIE
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – severe, excessive, tormenting
• YETHARD
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a name for a donkey; form of ‘Edward’
• YETHER
n. 1. 1885 Sc. – a smart blow, esp. one with a switch
n. 2. 1889 Eng. dial. – a discolouration of the skin caused by a blow
• YETHERING
n. 1822 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a beating, a thrashing, a flogging
• YETIN
n. 1825 Sc. obs. – a giant
• YETLIN
n. 1838 Sc. – cast iron; iron not made malleable
• YETLING
adj. 1495-6 Sc. – made of cast iron
n. 1. 1566 Sc. obs. – a small cannon
n. 2. 1777 Sc. – cast iron
• YETRIE
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – severe, excessive, tormenting
• YETT-CHEEK
n. 1792 Sc. obs. – the side or post of a gate
• YETTUS
adv. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. – as yet; at present, presently
• YEUK
n. 1773 Sc. – the itch; itchiness
vb. 1677 Sc. – to itch
• YEVER
adj. 1. c888 obs. exc. Sc. – greedy, covetous
adj. 2. c1400 obs. exc. Sc. – eager, quick, prompt
• YEVERLY
adv. c900 obs. exc. Sc. – greedily, quickly
• YEVERNESS
n. 1. c888 obs. exc. Sc. – greediness, gluttony, voracity
n. 2. c1400 obs. exc. Sc. – eagerness, impetuosity
• YEVEROUS
adj. c1400 obs. – eager, zealously enthusiastic, impetuous
• YEVERY
adj. 1536 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – greedy, voracious
• YEVEY
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – greedy, voracious, clamorous for food
• YEVRISOME
adj. 1825 Sc. –having an appetite perpetually craving; ravenously greedy
• YEW
adj. 1879 Eng. dial. – new
• YEWEN
adj. 1563 now rare or arch. – made of the wood of the yew
• YEWER
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a cow’s udder
• YEWERS
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – embers, hot ashes
• YEWIE
n. 1960s sl., orig. Aust. – a U-turn
• YEWK
n. 1773 Sc. & Eng. dial. – the itch; itchiness
vb. 1. 1677 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to itch
vb. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to rub; to scratch
• YEWKIENESS
n. 1891 Sc. – itchiness; itching
• YEWKING
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – having a sickly appearance
• YEWKINGLY
adv. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – in a sickly way
• YEWKY
adj. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. – itching
• YEWLET
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – an owlet; an owl
• YEWMORS
n. 1746 Eng. dial. obs. – embers, hot ashes
• YEWN
vb. 1882 Eng. dial. – to bully
• YEX
n. 1. a700 obs. – a sob
n. 2. a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a hiccup or the hiccups
vb. 1. c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to sob
vb. 2. c1386 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. – to belch; to hawk; to cough, to clear the throat, to expectorate
vb. 3. a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to hiccup
• YEXEN
vb. a1400 obs. – to sob
• YEXER
n. 1611 obs. rare – a person who has the hiccups.
• YEXING
n. 1. a1050 obs. – sobbing
n. 2. 1398 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. – hiccuping
• YEYO
n. 1995 US sl. – crack cocaine
• YEZZY
adj. 1896 Eng. dial. – easy
• YFAIRED
adj. 1340 obs. – made clean or pure
• Y-FALLE
vb. 971 obs. – to fall; to befall
• YFALLEN
adj. 971 obs. – fallen
• YFARE
adj. 900-930 obs. – gone; travelled; dealt with
• YFAREN
adj. 900-930 obs. – gone; travelled; dealt with
• YFARSYD
adj. c1430 obs. – stuffed
• YFEBLED
adj. 1387 obs. – enfeebled
• YFED
adj. a1100 obs. – fed
• YFELE
vb. c893 obs. – to feel
• YFELL
vb. c893 obs. – to strike down, to fell
• YFERE
adv. c1205 obs. – in company; together
n. c870 obs. – a companion, a mate, a fellow, an associate
• YFET
adj. c893 obs. – brought, carried, fetched; acquired
• YFILLED
adj. c900 obs. – filled; fulfilled
• YFIND
vb. c950 obs. – to find
• YFLED
adj. c1374 obs. – fled
• YFLEMED
adj. c893 obs. – put to flight; exiled
• YFLET
adj. c1430 obs. – removed
• YFLOURED
adj. 1340 obs. – having flowers
• YFLOWEN
adj. c1205 obs. – fled
• YFLOWN
adj. 1576 obs. – overflowed
• YFOLDEN
adj. c1000 obs. – folded; closed
• YFONDED
adj. c1175 obs. – attempted, tried, tested, tempted
• YFONG
adj. c1000 obs. – taken, seized, received
• YFORMED
adj. 1297 obs. – formed; informed
• YFOUND
adj. c900 obs. – found
• YGBSM
phr. 1990 US sl. – used for expressing disbelief (You’ve Got to Be Shitting Me)
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