Definitions of ‘Y’ Words

1. (n) A child’s worst nightmare 2. (n) The horrid green vegetable you’ll never eat again 3. (n) Slang term meaning diaper

1. (n) Period of approximately 1-million years acting as the interim between one birthday and the next

1. (n) More than a holler but not quite a scream, typically 20 to 40% of a shriek 2. (n) Situation from grown-ups that means you’re in trouble deep

1. (n) Vehement proclamation of “yes,” often used in rapid assault succession, though typically without any discernible effect ANT: NUH-UH

1. (n) The most difficult of all greetings: Well, yellow there! 2. (n) An impossibly difficult word to say, meaning a color kind of like orange but brighter 3. (adj) A lemon or banana-custard color

1. (n) A word spoken in response to the standard parental “no.” The word itself has no meaning but will fully incite the parents wrath and encourage your feet to get on to a full-paddling sprint.

1. (n) Modest joy or elation SYN: WEE