2012年1月31日 · “Ay-ay-ay” is an exclamation which entered American pop culture from Mexican Spanish in various ways. In informal conversation, the phrase means literally “oh, oh, oh” and …

2020年7月31日 · How did "aye yah" get its start in our language? For example, "Waste not, want not — aye yah." Did it originate in the northeast or southern California? I've googled but …

2010年8月13日 · It's "yea" both for voting (Yea or Nay) and as an exclamation (Yea!). In both cases, it signifies affirmation.

2023年8月30日 · 'Ay güey' (pronounced /aj we/ or /aj ɣwe/) is a common phrase in Mexican Spanish. It seems to have been established that 'güey' comes from 'buey' which is from Latin …

2014年10月21日 · The most likely hypothesis is that it is from a, ay, an word meaning "ever" in older English (vide Oxford English Dictionary); but there appears to be no consensus. – …

So, my brother is watching on tv a vote a in the American Congress. He says that the members are asked to vote with yea/nay (I have heard that from the Chamber of Commons in the UK as …

2013年1月3日 · I am curious as to why "nay" replaces the simple unequivocal "no" in the context of voting. My research in Merriam-Webster tells me that "nay" means "no" (not the other way …

2012年12月6日 · Maybe I'm just slow on the uptake, but the expression "ya think" seems to have recently become nearly universal, at least as viewed from the US and the UK, where I …

I have heard expressions like "It was yay big" or "It was yay by yay." a couple of times now, always accompanied by a gesture indicating the size of something. Does anybody know where …

Yes is not a formal word; you can use it in both formal and informal contexts.. Looking at the definitions given for yeah, yeh, yep, or yup, all those words are defined as exclamation & noun …