Words in Context
- Ya-Ya:
They got the word from Teensy’s mother, Genevieve. Genevieve said that when girls talk at once it’s called “gumbo ya-ya.” The four girls then made up the word and started to use it on a regular basis.
- Ya-Ya-No:
This is another phrase that the main characters made up. On page 27 of the book, it explains that this means pathetic.
- Vivi-fied:
Came from one of the main character’s name. The Ya-Ya’s would say that something would need to be “Vivi-fied” if a situation needs to be made more lively.
- Re-Vivi-Fication:
Comes from the word “Vivi-fied”. It means that something that used to be lively
- Vive-le-roi:
A phrase that means “Long live Vivi the Queen!”
- Petites Ya-Ya:
The children of the Ya-Ya sisterhood.
- The Kiss of Life:
Also called “mouth-to-mouth re-vivification.” Another phrase for “mouth-to-mouth resurrection.”
Read more about this topic: Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Famous quotes containing the words words in, words and/or context:
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The fragrance of the woman not her self,
Her self in her manner not the solid block,
The day in its color not perpending time,
Time in its weather, our most sovereign lord,
The weather in words and words in sounds of sound.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“Your words and my words are the same, but not our meaning.”
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