- yes-but
- yes-butˈ noun (informal)A qualified consent or agreement• • •Main Entry: ↑yes
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yes'um — Yes, but usually intended to be funny. Alex: Hey, Ruth, wanna go to the nudie bar with me? It s 25 cent wing and breast night. Ruth: Yes um … Dictionary of american slang
yes'um — Yes, but usually intended to be funny. Alex: Hey, Ruth, wanna go to the nudie bar with me? It s 25 cent wing and breast night. Ruth: Yes um … Dictionary of american slang
Yes and no — For other uses, see Yes and no (disambiguation). Yes and no are two words for expressing affirmatives and negatives respectively in English (e.g. Are you hungry? Yes, I am. ). Early Middle English had a four form system, but Modern English has… … Wikipedia
yes — yes1 W1S1 [jes] adv spoken ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(answer to question/statement)¦ 2¦(answer to offer/invitation)¦ 3¦(answer to request)¦ 4 yes, but ... 5¦(ready to listen/talk)¦ 6¦(listening)¦ 7¦(excited/happy)¦ 8 oh yes 9¦(emphasis)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
yes — [[t]je̱s[/t]] ♦ yeses (In informal English, yes is often pronounced in a casual way that is usually written as yeah.) 1) CONVENTION You use yes to give a positive response to a question. Are you a friend of Nick s? Yes. ... You actually wrote it… … English dictionary
yes — 1 /jes/ adverb spoken 1 used as an answer to say that something is true, that you agree, that you want something, or that you are willing to do something: “Is that real gold?” “Yes, it is.” | “It was a great film.” “Yes, it was.” | “Would you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
but. — This is a submission and a question. The submission is: but. There is a long accepted use of a terminal but... in English. Thus, He said, Yes, but.... to mean a thought the listener can complete or the like. My question is not about that use of… … Dictionary of american slang
but. — This is a submission and a question. The submission is: but. There is a long accepted use of a terminal but... in English. Thus, He said, Yes, but.... to mean a thought the listener can complete or the like. My question is not about that use of… … Dictionary of american slang
