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yesn't

UK/ˈjɛ.sənt/

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Australia/ˈje.sənt/

yesn't interjection: yes, but actually no; yes and no.

Interjection

  1. (Internet, humorous) Yes, but actually no; yes and no.
    • Indeed. Vaccines aren't 100% safe, but 99.99999%. Are they safe? No. Are they safe enough to give to the masses? Yes. Do I strongly agree? Yesn't.2020 September 24, u/notinsanescientist, “Vaccines in Europe”, in Reddit, r/europe, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2023
    • You will get a reverse card in UNO (YESN’T) and then you will eat chicken legs.2020 winter, Tito S., Vicente M., “Horoscopes”, in The Good Times, volume XI, number III, Los Angeles, Calif.: 826LA, Journalism Workshop

Origin of yesn't

From yes + -n't. The term was popularized in May 2018 when a Change.org petition was created to "Change the word 'No' in the English language to 'Yesn't'".

Questions about yesn't

What does yesn't mean?
Yesn't means yes, but actually no; yes and no.
What part of speech is yesn't?
Yesn't is an interjection.
How do you pronounce yesn't?
Yesn't is pronounced /ˈjɛ.sənt/ (UK).

Words near yesn't in the dictionary

  1. yesks
  2. yesman
  3. yesmanism
  4. yesmanship
  5. yesmen
  6. yesn't
  7. Yeso
  8. Yessabah
  9. yessah
  10. yessed
  11. yessed to death

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