stomach; to vomit. Who yapped in the
bushes? Ye gods, do I hear one of our
guests yapping in the powder room? 5. n.
a naive person; a dupe. The poor yap
was made a fool of. See if you can get
that yap to bring over a left-handed mon-
key wrench.yardn. a one-hundred-dollar bill. (Under-
world.) The guy wanted a yard just to
fix a little dent in the fender. Pay him
a yard to shut up about what he saw.
yardbird 1. n. a convict. Who’s the yard-
bird with the headphones on his noodle?
So, Charlie was a yardbird. So what? 2. n.
an inept soldier. (Military.) Yo u y a r d -
birds are going to learn discipline one way
or another. How many of you yardbirds
would like to go home in one piece?
yard dogn. a repellent person; an uncouth
person. Is that lousy yard dog hanging
around the neighborhood again? Yu p.
It’s that yard dog, Pete.
yatata-yatata[“jAt@t@”jAt@t@] n. the sound
of chatter or yak. All I ever hear around
here is yatata-yatata. He gets on the
phone, and it’s yatata-yatata for hours.
yawnern. a boring show or performance.
It was a yawner from the opening cur-
tain straight through to the end. Yo u r
lecture, sir, was a total yawner.
yazzihamper[“jAzihAmp#] n. an obnox-
ious person. You are the most annoy-
ing yazzihamper I know! Who’s the
yazzihamper in the double knit?
yea big[“je “bIg] mod. about so big. (Ac-
companied by a hand gesture.) Oh, it
was about yea big. Do you have a panel
that is about yea big?
yeah[“jA@ or “jAO] interj. yes. LEFTY:
You okay? BRUNO: Yeah. LEFTY: Yeah?
BRUNO: Yeah! I said yeah! Did you hear
me say yeah?
Yeah, right!exclam.the ultimate sarcastic
response of disbelief. A: I know I can
pass algebra. I just know it. B: Yeah, right!
Yeah, right! You were just going through
my desk looking for a pencil.
yeastern. a beer drinker. A couple of
yeasters in the back of the tavern were
singing a dirty song. Who’s the yeaster
with the bloodshot eyes?Yec(c)h![jEk or jEtS] exclam. Horrible!; It’s
yucky! Oh, yech! What’s that stuff?
Yecch! It’s moving!yegg[jEg] 1. n. a tramp, thief, or safe-
cracker. (Underworld.) The cops
hauled in the usual yeggs, but they all had
alibis. See if you can find that yegg we
worked with on the bank job. He’ll do. 2.
n. an obnoxious male. Don’t act like
such a yegg, Bill. A couple of drunken
yeggs were talking a little too loud, so
Ziggy showed them the door.Ye gods!exclam. Good grief! Ye gods!
What is this stuff here? Ye gods! My hair
is falling out.Yello.[“jE”lo] interj. Hello. (Said with any
intonation that would be appropriate
with hello.) Yello, Dave Jones speaking.
Yello, Smith residence.yell one’s guts outGo to yell one’s head
off.yell one’s head off and yell one’s guts
out 1. tv. to yell loud and long. I was
yelling my head off at the game. Stop
yelling your guts out and listen to me. 2.
tv. to complain bitterly and loudly.
Some lady is yelling her head off about
shoddy workmanship out in the lobby.
I yell my guts out about tripe when I see
tripe!yellowmod. cowardly. Who says I’m yel-
low? Bruno says you’re yellow. Wanna
make something of it?yellow-belliedmod. cowardly. You are a
yellow-bellied coward! I’m not yellow-
bellied! What yellow-bellied skunk ran
off with my horse?yellow-bellyn. a coward. He’s not a yel-
low-belly. He’s cautious. Tell the yellow-
belly to come outside and say that.yellow streak (down someone’s back)n.
a tendency toward cowardice. Tim’s got
a yellow streak down his back a mile wide.
Get rid of that yellow streak. Show some
courage.yellow streak (down someone’s back)