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| Y'all | You; you all [Southern dialect] (I hope y'all can join us for dinner tomorrow.) |
| Yank | British term for a person from the United States of America |
| Yankee | 1. American from a northeastern state 2. Any northern soldier who fought Confederates in the U.S. Civil War 3. Member of the Yankees professional baseball team in New York City |
| Yeah | Yes |
| Yellow | Cowardly (We don't want anyone who is yellow.) |
| Yellow streak down back | A coward (He has a yellow streak down his back.) |
| Yellow-belly | A coward (That yellow-belly will desert at the first shot.) |
| Yep | Yes |
| Yo | Hello |
| Yokel | Country bumpkin (City dwellers often laugh at local yokels.) |
| Yonder | There; that (Delia wants to visit yonder place.) |
| Yo-yo | A silly young man (He's a yo-yo.) |
| You bet | Yes, you can believe this. It is so. |
| You betcha | Yes. You can bet on that. |
| Yum; yummy | Delicious (Mom's food is always yummy.) |
| Yup | Yes |
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| Zap | To shock (Sam zapped his friend with static electricity.) |
| Zero | A loser (No one wants to marry a zero.) |
| Zero in on | To focus on (We should zero in on the most important point.) |
| Zilch | Nothing (We got zilch from that tightwad.) |
| Zip | Nothing; anything (Danny doesn't know zip about me.) |
| Zip gun | Crudely made pistol (The gang made a few zip guns.) |
| Zip the lips | To be silent (Jeff should zip the lips about what happened in school.) |
| Zonk out | To sleep (Betty can zonk out faster than anyone I know.) |
| Zowie! | Expletive to show extreme surprise |
| Zzs | Sleep (You'll feel better after a few zzs.) |
