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yes to death en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To agree with someone, often sarcastically.
    • I was yessed to death.
    • There's a fruit-man on our street whose name is Mr. Pete And he keeps good things to eat but you should hear him speak When you ask him anything he never answers no He just yesses you to death and then he takes your dough 1949, Louis Prima, “Yes! We Have No Bananas”, in Beepin' & Boppin:

Forms

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yessed to death Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yessed to death Tense=Past lexicographic
yesses to death Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
yeses to death Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
yessing to death Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic