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YARMOUTH (vb.)
: To shout at foreigners in the belief that the louder you speak,
the better they'll understand you. YATE (n.)
: Dishearteningly white piece of bread which sits limply in
a pop-up toaster during a protracted throcking (q.v.) session. YEPPOON (n.)
: One of the hat-hanging corks which Australians wear for making
Qantas commercials. YESNABY (n.)
: A 'yes, maybe' which means 'no'. YONDER BOGINE (n.)
: The kind of restaurant advertised as 'just three minutes from
this cinema' which clearly nobody ever goes to and, even if they
had ever contemplated it, have certainly changed their mind since
seeing the advert. YONKERS (n.)
: (Rare.) The combined thrill of pain and shame when being caught
in public plucking your nostril-hairs and stuffing them into your
side-pocket. YORK (vb.)
: To shift the position of the shoulder straps on a heavy bag
or rucksack in a vain attempt to make it seem lighter. Hence :
to laugh falsely and heartily at an unfunny remark. 'Jasmine yorked
politely, loathing him to the depths of her being' - Virginia
Woolf.