The expression is actually (or originally) " yea big " or " yea high " where yea essentially means this. Wiktionary has an entry for yea: Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture) …

Aug 13, 2010 · Is "yay or nay" an acceptable alternative to "yea or nay"? I have seen it several times in recent weeks, enough to make me wonder whether it is an emerging usage or just a …

Dec 15, 2022 · It's an expression possibly originating from the 1960's and must be accompanied by a measurement usually shown from the ground to your hand showing how tall a person had …

Apr 29, 2019 · It is a common pattern in informal English to describe a height as high as some other known thing, particularly part of one's anatomy. Ankle-high, knee-high, chest-high, or …

Apr 28, 2022 · Ay ay ay means "Oh oh oh," literally, in Spanish. It is an exclamation of several different emotions, similar to a person saying "Oh my!" in English.

Jan 31, 2012 · The phrase that's spoken when someone is hand-wringing about a thorny problem. Speaker One: Uh-oh -- we have to reformat ALL THE DOCUMENTS! Speaker Two: Aye Yai …

Jan 22, 2011 · They are differentiated by spelling: Yay [ jɛi ] (as opposed to, say, boo) is for joy and exultation; Yeah [ jæ ] (synonym of yes, opposite of nah) is for ordinary assent; and Yea [ …

What is that 80's or 90's song that has oh oh oh oh yay oh oh oh oh hey oh I want to know with some really low voices and then a very high guy voice at the end?

Jan 1, 2025 · The closest thing it sounds like that I know is pronounced "Yah-ah-Teh." It's Diné (Navajo) for "hello," or maybe "hello" is white-man for Yá'át'ééh. I'm Lakota though so I may be …

Sep 17, 2012 · As a non-native speaker, I cannot grasp any difference between the expressions "here we go" and "there we go": both expressions seem to underline an event that is going to …