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| YUPPIE | | n. (also yuppy) (pl. -ies) (often attrib.) Colloq., usu. Derog. Young ambitious professional person working in a city. [from young urban professional] | |
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| YARDAGE | | n. Number of yards of material etc. | |
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| YARDARM | | n. Either end of a ship's yard. | |
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| YASHMAK | | n. Veil concealing the face except the eyes, worn by some muslim women. [arabic] | |
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| YFRONTS | | n. Propr. Men's or boys' briefs with a y-shaped seam at the front. | |
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| YIDDISH | | —n. Language used by jews in or from europe, orig. A german dialect with words from hebrew etc. —adj. Of this language. [german jUdisch jewish] | |
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| YOGHURT | | n. (also yogurt) semi-solid sourish food made from milk fermented by added bacteria. [turkish] | |
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| YORKIST | | —n. Hist. Follower of the house of york, esp. In the wars of the roses. —adj. Of the house of york. | |
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| YTTRIUM | | n. Metallic element resembling the lanthanides. [related to *ytterbium] | |
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| YULELOG | | n. - large log traditionally burnt on christmas eve.
- log-shaped chocolate cake eaten at christmas. | |
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