yes and

== English == === Etymology === From a well-known rule in improv acting, wherein improvised lines must (figuratively) be answered with yes and... in order to continue the scene. === Verb === yes and (third-person singular simple present yes ands, present participle yes anding, simple past and past participle yes anded) (acting) To go along with what is offered, especially in a performative context, and to accept and expand upon it; to go with the flow; to take it in stride. === Anagrams === Adneys, Daynes, denays, endsay