Contextualizebeta

yes and no

phrase

Definitions

  1. An answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no"…

    An answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer

    • Is she happy? — Yes and no, hard to say.
    • Have you been to Paris? — Yes and no. I've been to the airport, but didn't get to see the city.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yes, and, no.

    • You can only use yes and no answers.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for yes and no. 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