yes and

verb

Etymology

From a well-known rule in improv acting, wherein improvised lines must (figuratively) be answered with yes and... in order to continue the scene.

Definitions

  1. To go along with what is offered, especially in a performative context, and to accept and…

    To go along with what is offered, especially in a performative context, and to accept and expand upon it; to go with the flow; to take it in stride.

    • If Lord Buckley made standup courageous, then Lenny Bruce “yes anded” that and ushered in standup for a new age

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for yes and. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA