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What is the difference between yup and yes?

yup | yes |

Yes is a synonym of yup.



As nouns the difference between yup and yes

is that yup is a yes; an affirmative answer while yes is an affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

As particles the difference between yup and yes

is that yup is yes while yes is a word used to show agreement or acceptance.

As an initialism YUP

is Yale University Press

As an interjection yes is

used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.

As a verb yes is

to agree with, to affirm, to approve.

yup

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal) A yes; an affirmative answer.
  • * 1984 , Graduating engineer, Volumes 6-7 (page 147)
  • But you positively must have much, much more than the laconic "yups " and "nups" of the John Waynes and Gary Coopers...
  • * 2003 , Susie Moloney, The Dwelling (page 278)
  • Petey's end was all yups and nopes. And an okay.

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    Particle

    (en-part)
  • (informal) Yes.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    yes

    English

    (yes and no)

    Particle

    (-)
  • A word used to show agreement or acceptance.
  • Yes , you are correct.
    Yes , you may go play outside now.
    Yes , sir, we have your package right here.
  • A word used to indicate disagreement'' or ''dissent in reply to a negative statement.
  • It was not my fault we lost the race.
    Oh, yes , it was!

    Synonyms

    * Dialect or archaic forms: arr, ay, aye, yea, yassuh * Nautical, military, telecommunications: affirmative * Colloquial or slang forms: ya, yah, yeah, yeh, yep, yeppers, yup, yuppers, yus, ahuh, mhm, uh huh. * See also:

    Antonyms

    * Standard form: no * Nautical, military, telecommunications: negative * Dialect or archaic forms: nay * Colloquial or slang forms: ixnay, nah, naw, nope * See also:

    Derived terms

    * yes and amen * yes and no * yes-no question

    Usage notes

    * In Old and Middle English, yes'' was a more forceful affirmative than ''yea . * An example of yes used to disagree with a statement: the questions "You don’t want it, do you?" and "Don’t you want it?" are answered by "yes" if the respondent does want the item, and "no" if not. Many languages use a specific word for this purpose; see translation table above.

    Interjection

    (en-interj)!
  • Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.
  • Our second goal of the match! Yes !

    Antonyms

    * no

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
  • Was that a yes?
  • A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
  • The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".

    Synonyms

    * (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) aye, yea * (vote in support) aye, yea

    Antonyms

    * (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) no, nay * (vote in support) nay

    Verb

  • (colloquial) To agree with, to affirm, to approve.
  • Did he yes the veto?
    {{quote-magazine
    , date= , year=1972 , month=Oct , first= , last= , author=John Barth , coauthors= , title=Perseid , volume= , issue= , page=79 , magazine=Harper's Magazine , publisher= , issn= , url= , passage="That's really what you wanted?" I yessed both; ... }}
  • (slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing.
  • Synonyms

    agree,