A fork of Rural Dictionary
1. Affirmative answer 2. A really cool progressive rock band
"Do you like me?" "Yes, I do." "Hey, what's the name of that band you're listening to?" "Yes." "...Like I said, what's the name of the band you're listening to?" "Yes." "Um, that's not a yes or no--" "The name of the band is Yes." "Oh."
Used in Derry as a greeting that goes beyond a simple hello. When you say "yes" to someone in Derry it really means "well my good friend, it's most excellent to see you and I hope you are doing well and achieve all you undertake." It can be used to start a large and varied conversation, although has been known to be a conversation on it's own: Person 1: "Yes!" Person 2: "Yes." *end of conversation* "Yes" is very handy to use if you don't have time to talk to someone, for example if you are in a hurry to get somewhere but pass an old friend along the way. By exchanging "yes's" in a couple of seconds it is as effective as stopping for a cup to coffee and a chat about good times. A word of warning, if you use "yes" as a greeting outside of Derry, you will generally be given funny looks...
"Yes lad, what's the craic?" "Yes"