NOAD defines yay as follows: yay (adv.) informal (with adjectives of measure) so; to this extent : I knew him when he was yay big. ORIGIN 1960s: probably a variant of the adverb yea. NOAD's entry for yea includes: used for emphasis, esp. to introduce a stronger or more accurate word than one just used : he was full, yea, crammed with anxieties.

Aug 13, 2010 · "Yay" means "about so much". As in, "I caught a fish yay big" or "I've know that girl since she was yay high". (In both examples, the word "yay" would be accompanied by a gesture with one or two hands to indicate the dimension being approximated.)

Consider "the gulf between rich and poor". The reader imagines it as <---yay---> big. Now they're invited to consider a chasmatic version of that gulf. Regardless of any absolute meanings, the reader will widen and/or deeper the imagined gulf and …

Nov 19, 2017 · I am looking for synonyms–the more ‘fanciful’ the better–of "not a fan" as in I'm not a fan of his, but give the man a break! The expression, “I'm not a fan of his/her” or “I'm no fan of hi...

While sucks is a verb form, most of the terms that convey similar meaing are adjectives. The primary connotation of sucks is that the referent, whether a person, object, action or state of being, is very bad or awful (as in That sucks).

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May 9, 2011 · Big can more often refer to nonmaterial elements: I have big doubts. Large is more quantifiable in material terms: I come from a large family of ten siblings. In formal writing (such as a letter used to apply for a job) one would use large (unless big is the idiomatic choice); I worked for a large company, not a big company. There's not a great ...

In the TV show Batman: The Animated Series, the character of Joker said the phrase "zero, zip, zilch, nada". Looking at Google results for that phrase, it seems to be more widely used, so I assume

Feb 3, 2016 · @Yay Yeah, it does seem to fit but it’s not what I’m going for. The political aspect is not really what I’m looking for, and the fact that it doesn’t uniquely identify the person as someone who already accomplished such a change is also problematic. I’ll update the question some, though, since your comment has hinted to me how I need ...

Jan 28, 2012 · "I will eat cakes" is more about the act; "I will be eating cakes" is more about being in the state of "eating cakes". Consider "I will drive home tomorrow" (yay, I'm going home) versus "I will be driving home tomorrow" (so that would be …