Acronym—Yet Another Moron, noun. A word affording the utility of reducing all fools to a class of colorful vegetable, so as not to waste time pointing out the particulars of each foolish varietal. Especially applicable to sincere, cheerful, generous, boyscout-type fools, who imagine the sharing of their stupidity is a public service.
A dance that never caught on. Fred Astaire sang a song about "doing the yam" but instant hipness failed him on this score. The continental was more successful