Browsing page 5 of "Y" words

noun

• Old southern term for medicinal plants. Probably a variation on herb
  • See more words with the same meaning: medicine (related to).
  • See more words with the same meaning: plants (related to).

  Last edited on Dec 10 2010. Submitted by Ted Begley from Lexington, Lexington-Fayette, KY, USA on Mar 12 2008.

• See chav.

  Last edited on Oct 10 2004. Submitted by Ned on Oct 10 2004.

noun

• one's home.

  Last edited on Dec 16 2011. Submitted by Judd on Apr 20 2004.

• one hundred dollars.

  Loan me a yard til tomorrow.

  Last edited on Dec 16 2011. Submitted by M. Dollaz from Palatka, FL, USA on Apr 17 2010.

• a container of an alcoholic beverage that's three feet (one yard) tall.
  • See more words with the same meaning: alcohol.

  Last edited on Apr 08 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 16 2011.

• chicken... Charlie "Yardbird" Parker, liked chicken, hence...

  Last edited on Jan 17 2006. Submitted by Jervinis, G. on Jan 17 2006.

noun

• A chicken

  You drive up to the house, watch out for the yardbirds.

  Last edited on May 29 2008. Submitted by Harold Zimmerman from Pleasanton, CA, USA on May 29 2008.

• A present or former convict. Derivation: Prisoners "on the yard" typically don't have a lot to do, so they spend a lot of time standing around in little groups, working out their social issues. Someone was reminded of chickens in the farmyard, perhaps.

  That place employs so many yardbirds, it's like little Attica.

  Last edited on May 29 2008. Submitted by Harold Zimmerman from Pleasanton, CA, USA on May 29 2008.

• A hobo who would hang around a rail yard waiting for a train.

  Last edited on May 01 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on May 01 2013.

• all together in your yard.

  Those geese are all yarded up!

  Last edited on Oct 22 2004. Submitted by Stacey L. on Oct 22 2004.

noun

• that best friend you had as a kid whose house was situated in back of your house where as you had to cross your backyard in order to go and pay him a visit each day.

  Last edited on Sep 01 2011. Submitted by The Last Don on Aug 30 2011.

noun

• a fall on a ski slope in which one's equipment comes off. The hat, poles, skis, etc. are scattered about, resembling a yard sale.

  Look, there's a yard sale.

  Last edited on Oct 13 2013. Submitted by james k. from Carmel Valley, CA, USA on Jan 16 2002.

verb

• to fall down spectacularly; "wipe out".

  Ouch, he totally yard saled. I bet that hurt.

  Last edited on Oct 13 2013. Submitted by Rachel M. from Ontario, Canada on Nov 08 2005.