yank someone's chain
to tease or trick someone
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Yankee dime
a ten-cent tip, considered stingy
Yankee Doodle
The quasi national air of the United States, the doggerel words of which are said to have been written by Dr. Shuck- burgh, a surgeon in Lord Amherst's army during the French and Indian war of 1755.
yannep a time
A penny each. Costermongers say "a time" for many things. They say a "bob a time," meaning a shilling each for admission to a theatre, or any other place, or that certain articles are charged a shilling each. The context is the only clue to the exact meaning.
yannep-flatch
Three halfpence,—all the halfpence and pennies continue in the same sequence, as for instance, OWT-YANNEP-FLATCH, twopence-halfpenny.
yannigan
A rookie.
yappy
Soft, foolish; mostly applied to an over-generous person, from the fact that it originally meant one who paid for everything. YAP is back slang for pay, and often when a man is asked to pay more than he considers correct, he says, "Do you think I’m YAPPY?" do you think I’m paying mad? Thus slang begets slang.
yarbles
Testicles.
yardarm it
to hang someone or something from the yardarm of a ship
yardarm to
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
yardarm to yardarm
Completely, from one end to the other
yardbird
A chicken.
yarmouth coach
A kind of low two-wheeled cart drawn by one horse, not much unlike an Irish car.
yarmouth pye
A pye made of herrings highly spiced, which the city of Norwich is by charter bound to present annually to the king.
yarn
A long story, or tale; "a tough YARN," a tale hard to be believed; "spin a YARN," to tell a tale.—Sea.
yartz
To vomit
yatt
woman
yay-nay
"a poor YAY-NAY" fellow, one who has no conversational power, and can only answer YEA or NAY to a question.
yayness
yay; hooray
yayo
cocaine
ye
Yes, yeah.
ye gods
An expression of surprise or shock
yea and amen
Complete agreement or confirmation
yea and nay man
A quaker, a simple fellow, one who can only answer yes, or no.
yea or nay
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
yeah, yeah
used to express skepticism or impatience
year dot
a very long time ago
year in year out
All the year round, without cessation. Yellow (A.S. geolo> connected with Gr. chhros, green, and with gall, the yellowish fluid secreted by the bile). Indicating in symbolism jealousy, inconstancy, and adultery. In France the doors of traitors used to be daubed with yellow. In some countries the law ordained that Jews must be clothed in yellow, because they betrayed our Lord, hence Judas, in mediaeval pictures, is arrayed in yellow.
Year of Deputations
A.D.630, the 8th of the Hegira. If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain.
yeast
To ferment.
yee
yes, yeah
yeknod
Or JERK-NOD, a donkey.
yell silently
to be extremely angry but not express it openly
yellow
To look yellow; to be jealous. I happened to call on Mr. Green, who was out: on coming home, and finding me with his wife, he began to look confounded blue, and was, I thought, a little yellow.
yellow belly
A native of the Fens of Lincolnshire; an allusion to the eels caught there.
Yellow Books
Official documents, Govern- ment reports, etc., in France; corresponding to British "Blue Books" (<?.v.); so called from the colour of their covers.
yellow boy
Slang for a golden sovereign, once fairly common in Great Britain.
yellow brick road
A path to success or a way to achieve one's goals
yellow grease
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
yellow jack
The yellow fever. A very large number of appliances and parts of appliances are called by this name; such as the jack, bottle-jack, or roasting-jack, used for turning the meat when roasting before an open fire; the jack used for lifting heavy weights; the rough stool or wooden horse used for sawing timber on; etc.
yellow journalism
Sensationalized reporting that prioritizes attention over facts
yellow journalist
A journalist who uses sensationalism to attract readers
yellow light
a warning or caution signal
yellow press
Sensationalized or lurid journalism
yellow state
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
yellow-belly
A native of the fens of Lincolnshire, or the Isle of Ely—in allusion to the frogs and yellow-bellied eels caught there.
yellow-boy
A sovereign, or any gold coin.
yellow-jack
The yellow fever prevalent in the West Indies.
yellow-man
A yellow silk handkerchief.
yellows
A term of reproach applied to Bluecoat and other charity school boys.
yen
Opium.
yeoman's service
Valuable help or assistance
yeoman's service
Hard work; effectual service; excellent service whether in a good or bad cause. The reference is to the yeomen of the Free Companies.
yepperoni
yes
yepperoo
yes
yeppo
yes
yes and no
An answer that is both affirmative and negative
yes man
Someone who agrees with everything
yes or no
Requiring a simple yes or no answer
yes to death
completely and utterly agree