Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture by way of measurement).
This kid... What'd he look like? / Well, he was about yea high. You know, tiny like. I didn't get a good look at him, though. He was back in the kitchen.
Or even, or more like, nay. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.
Yeah, right, yes.
Misspelling of yay.
An affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken
Recently senators could fax in their yeas or nays to the committee chairman.
A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.
From Middle English ye, ȝea, ya, ȝa, from Old English ġēa, iā (“yea, yes”), from Proto-West Germanic *jā. The modern pronunciation shows an irregular development of Early Modern English /ɛː/ to /eɪ/ i...
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