yesish

English

interjection

Definitions

An expression of half-hearted or partial agreement.

Etymology

Affix from English yes.

Origin

English

yes

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

yes English
yes-man English
yesable English
yesman English
yessir English
yessiree English
yeswoman English
jees Finnish
jes Finnish
yes Dutch, Flemish
yes French
イエス Japanese
yes Middle English
yes Danish
jes Esperanto
jes Serbo-Croatian
jess Icelandic
yes Tok Pisin