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yes(2) (iou)



yes noun. Pl. yeses, yes's. E18.
[from YES adverb & interjection.]
An utterance of the word 'yes'; an instance of the use of 'yes'; an affirmative reply, an expression of assent.
say yes agree to a request; assent, comply.
Comb.: yes-girl colloq. = yes-woman below; yes-man colloq. a man who habitually says 'yes'; a person who habitually expresses agreement with a superior; an obsequious or weakly acquiescent subordinate; yes-woman colloq. an obsequiously subordinate or weakly acquiescent woman.