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y'know
Informal phrase asking for understanding.
ya'll
Contraction of 'you all' in Southern US.
yacht
A large boat used for pleasure or racing.
yachting
The sport of sailing large boats.
yada
Informal term for 'and so on'.
yada yada yada
used to skip over details.
yadi yadi yada
Used to dismiss repetitive or unimportant details.
yak
a large hairy cow from Asia
yak shaving
doing unrelated tasks that block the real task
yakuza
Japanese organized crime members or groups.
Yalta
Conference during World War II among leaders.
yam
A starchy root vegetable, often orange.
Yangon
The largest city in Myanmar.
Yangtze
A major river in China.
Yank
An informal term for an American.
yank someone's chain
tease or annoy someone playfully.
Yankee
Union soldier in the Civil War
Yankee dime
A kiss, often viewed as worthless.
yap
To make a sharp, high-pitched bark.
yard
unit of measurement equal to three feet
yardage
a measurement of length in units of three feet
yardarm it
to begin drinking alcohol.
yardarm to
the outer end of a pole supporting a ship's sail
yardarm to yardarm
from one end of a ship to another