Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z yanker Someone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull Yankey A surname. Yankification The process of something being made American. yankify To render (someone or something) American. yankism A word or phrase originating from or specific to American English. Yankland The United States. Yanko A surname. Yankophile A non-American who loves or admires the United States. Yankophilic Fond of or admiring the United States or American culture. Yankovic Frank John “Frankie” Yankovic (1915–1998, son of Andrej Jankovič), American accordion player and polka musician Yankovich A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Yankowski A surname from Polish. Yankspeak The English language as spoken by Americans. Yanktard An American person. Yankton A member of a western branch of the Dakota people. Yanktonai A member of a western branch of the Dakota people. Yankunytjatjara An Aboriginal Australian people of the state of South Australia. Yanliang A district of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. Yanling A county of Xuchang, Henan, China. Yannathan A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia Yannergee A locality in the Liverpool Plains council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Yanni A surname. Yannick A male given name from French. yannigan A rookie. Yanny A unisex given name. yano Synonym of shabono (“communal hut built by the Yanomamo people”). yanolite axinite Yanomaman Of or relating to the Yanomami. yanomamite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, indium, and oxygen. Yanomamo A member of an Indian people of Venezuela and Brazil. yanonin A particular steroid glycoside. yanornithiform Any ornithuromorph dinosaur of the group Yanornithiformes. yanos A surname from Spanish. Yanping A district of Nanping, Fujian, China. Yanqing A district of Beijing, China. yanqui A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American. Yanshan A county of Wenshan prefecture, Yunnan, China. Yanshi A district of Luoyang, Henan, China, formerly a county-level city. Yanshuei A district of Tainan, Taiwan. Yant A surname. Yanta A district of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. Yantabulla A locality in the Bourke council area, north-western New South Wales, Australia. Yantai A coastal prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong, China. Yantarne A village, the administrative centre of Yantarne silrada, Kurman Raion, the Crimea, Ukraine. Yantis A surname from German. yantra A geometrical diagram used as a meditation aid in tantric worship. yantric Relating to yantras. Yantz A surname from German. Yanukovych A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Януко́вич (Janukóvyč). Yanvarske Former name of Sichneve: a village in Velykomykhailivka rural hromada, Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine; known by this name until September 2024. Yanwath A small village in Yanwath and Eamont Bridge parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5127). yanways Synonym of yonder Yanworth A village and civil parish (without a council) in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0713). yanyuedao A type of Chinese pole weapon consisting of a heavy blade with a spike at the back. Yanyulan A non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language family located just south of Arnhem Land, of which Yanyula (Yanyuwa) is the sole member. Yanyuwa An Australian Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory. who live in the coastal region inclusive of and opposite to the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria. Yanzi A river or creek of Gansu, part of the Yangtze watershed. Yao A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa. yaocho match fixing in Japan yaodong A type of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in northern China. Yaodu A district of Linfen, Shanxi, China. Yaohai A district of Hefei, Anhui, China. yaoi A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between two or more men. yaoicest Yaoi involving incest. yaoiful Relative of or showing similarities to yaoi. yaoifully In a yaoiful way or manner. yaoigem Uncommonly good gay (male/male) erotic or romantic content. yaoislop Low-quality gay (male/male) erotic or romantic content. Yaosang A Meitei traditional spring festival, celebrated for five consecutive days, in the month of Lamta of Meitei traditional lunar calendar. Yaouk A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. yaouri A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more non-binary people. yaouriful showing similarities to yaouri. yaourigem Uncommonly good enbian or heterosexual erotic or romantic content. yaourislop Low-quality enbian or heterosexual erotic or romantic content. Yaozhou A district of Tongchuan, Shaanxi, China. yap The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar. Yapa A member of the Warlpiri people of Australia. yapaholic A person who talks excessively; one who yaps. Yapanese Incomprehensible and meaningless speech; nonsense, waffle. Yapeen A town in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia Yapese Of or pertaining to the people of the island of Yap or the Yapese language. yapfest An occasion characterized by excessive yapping. Yaple A surname. Yapman A man from the island of Yap. yapok The water opossum (Chironectes minimus). yapp In bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges of the pages, and may protect the gilding. yappatron A chatterbox (someone who talks to excess). yapped Of a book: having a yapp. yapper A person's mouth, especially one that gossips or talks too much. yappie A young affluent parent. yappily In a yappy manner. yappiness The quality of being yappy. yapping A sound that yaps, especially the continued barking of a small dog. yappingly With yapping sounds. yappish yappy; resembling or producing yapping sounds yappism Excessive talking or rambling. yappologist A person who talks or rambles excessively. yappuccino Any written or spoken material that is excessively lengthy or lacks a clear purpose. yappy Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. yapsin A form of pepsin. Yapton A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9703). yapunyah Eucalyptus ochrophloia, a eucalypt native to inland New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. Yaqay A Papuan language spoken in Indonesia. Yaqub (Jacob), revered as a major nabi in Islam. Yaqui A Uto-Aztecan-speaking indigenous people of Mexico. Yaquina A Native American people from Oregon. yar To snarl; to gnar. Yara A female given name. Yaraba A Meitei ethnic male given name. Yaracuy A state of Venezuela. yarage The power of moving, or being managed, at sea. yarak A super-alert state where the bird is hungry, but not weak, in a trance-like state of alertness and ready to hunt. Yaralde The Australian Aboriginal suffixing language Ngarrindjeri, or a dialect of it. yaranga A rounded or conical tent of reindeer hide, the traditional mobile home of some nomadic indigenous peoples of Russia. Yarara A locality in the Greater Hume council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Yaraslau A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Ярасла́ў (Jarasláw). yaravi A traditional nostalgic love song of Peru. yaray The palm tree Sabal causiarum. yarb herb Yarber A surname. Yarberry A surname. yarble A testicle. yarbles Testicles. yarblockos Testicles; bollocks. yarborough A hand, in bridge or whist, that has no card with a value greater than nine (and no aces), though in some circles it is no card above a ten. Yarbough A surname. Yarbro A surname. Yarbrough A surname from Old English. Yarck A locality in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia. yarco Someone from, or living in the area of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England, stereotypically a chav. Yarcombe A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST2408). yard A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. yardage An amount or length measured in yards. yardang A large wind-eroded mass of soft or poorly consolidated rock in a desert region which lies parallel to the prevailing winds, often with an unusual shape. yardarita A margarita that fills a very tall tapering glass (approximately 1 yard). yardarm The outer end of a yard, often equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards. yardbird A chicken. Yarde A surname. yarden An area which is both a yard and a garden. yarder A motor-driven logging machine which transports logs by means of a system of cables and winches. yardfowl A chicken raised in a yard. yardfowlism Political sycophancy in return for favors. yardful Enough to fill a yard. yardgoat A tractor, smaller than a yardhorse, for hauling loads around a shipping yard. yardgrass Grass in a lawn. yardhorse A heavy-duty tractor designed for moving shipping containers on chassis around a shipping terminal. yardie A yard of ale. yardland Synonym of virgate. yardless Without a yard. Yardley A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP124538).