yea

Examples

• All

• I remember Jeff when he was yea high.

  Men in Black II (2002)

• You don't remember me, but I knew you when you were yea big.

  Fiction book (2001)

• She's got dark hair, about yea high.

  The Nice Guys (2016)

• She's about yea tall, fairly easy on the eyes.

  Antz (1998)

• Who's been pulling your butt out of trouble since we were yea high?

  The Dark Backward (1991)

• When he was yea high, he'd hitch rides down from Topanga, watching us surf till the last wave.

  Surfer, Dude (2008)

• When I was a child, I remember standing next to him and he was yea tall.

• You might not recognize him, but back then he was yea big compared to the other kids.

• The fence needs to be at least yea tall for us to keep the dog inside.

Synonyms

I

indeed

vsyea

∞ 1.0

To emphasize and agree that something is true

is an older form that also adds emphasis or expands the point

Y

yep

vsyea

• Informal

636 7.7

A casual way to say yes when speaking

is older and used to introduce or place emphasis on agreement

Y

yah

vsyea

• Informal

140 8.7

A casual way to say yes or show that you agree

is archaic and can introduce or emphasize an affirmation more strongly

Y

yee

vsyea

• Informal

36 9.9

A short shout people make to show excitement or approval

is older and used to introduce or expand an affirmation rather than just exclaim

Y

you bet

vsyea

• Informal

29 7.0

In a way that shows strong agreement or certainty

is archaic and used more to introduce or expand an affirmation

Y

yup

vsyea

• Informal

11 8.2

A short casual word people use to say yes

is archaic and used to add emphasis or expand a previous point

Y

yeh

vsyea

• Informal

8 9.7

A casual way to say yes or agree

is archaic and often adds emphasis or expands the prior statement

S

siree

vsyea

• Archaic

4 9.9

A strong, old-fashioned way to say yes to show you mean it

is similarly old but also used to introduce or expand affirmations

Y

yuh

vsyea

• Informal

4 9.9

A casual way to say yes or show you agree

is older and used to emphasize or expand on a previous remark

Y

yeah-huh

vsyea

• Informal

1 9.9

A short casual reply showing weak agreement or that you heard someone

is archaic and used more to introduce or expand an affirmation

Y

yes and amen

vsyea

• Informal

9.4

To show strong agreement with an idea, often said by a group

is older and can introduce or expand on the same affirmation

A

ain't that the truth

vsyea

• Informal

8.6

Shows strong agreement with something that is clearly true

is older and functions more as an introductory emphasis or expansion

Y

yas

vsyea

• Slang

9.9

An excited way to say yes to show you like something

is archaic and adds emphasis while also expanding a previous statement

S

shit yeah

vsyea

• Offensive

9.9

A very excited informal way to say yes

is an older, more formal emphatic way to introduce or expand agreement

H

HE-double-L yeah

vsyea

• Slang

9.9

A very excited yes that shows strong agreement

is archaic and used to introduce or expand an affirmative point

Y

yeah

vsyea

• Informal

3.0

A word added at the end of a sentence to ask for agreement

is older and used instead to introduce or emphasize agreement

W

word

vsyea

• Slang

9.9

An informal exclamation used to show agreement

is archaic and used more to emphasize or expand what was said

Surface Forms

Etymology