Gist that proposes have some fun with values (strings) that may or may not be a boolean.

stringIsBoolean.js

/**
 * Method that tests a string to check if it's value can be assumed as a (bool), regardless of being true/false.
 * Note: If the string is empty, this function will return false since there's "no value" to be tested.
 * @examples:
 * 	"1".isBool() // returns true
 *  "yEs".isBool() // returns true
 *  "off".isBool() // returns true
 *  "".isBool() // returns false
 *  "   ".isBool() // returns false
 *
 * @author Denison Martins <[email protected]>
 *
 * @return boolean
 */
String.prototype.isBool = function() {
    "use strict";
    
    var subject = this.toString().trim().toLowerCase();
    
    return subject.isTrue() || subject.isFalse();
};

stringIsFalse.js

/**
 * Method that tests a string to check if it's value can be assumed as a (bool)false.
 * Note: If the string is empty, this function will return false since there's "no value" to be tested.
 * @examples:
 * 	"0".isFalse() // returns true
 *  "no".isFalse() // returns true
 *  "true".isFalse() // returns false
 *  "".isFalse() // returns false
 *  "  oFF".isFalse() // returns true
 *
 * @author Denison Martins <[email protected]>
 *
 * @return boolean
 */
String.prototype.isFalse = function() {
	"use strict";
	
	var subject = this.toString().trim().toLowerCase();
	switch (subject) {
        case "0":
        case "false":
        case "off":
        case "no":
        case "n":
        case "nil":
        case "null":
            return true;
        default:
            return false;
    }
};

stringIsFalsePerformanceTest.js

/* 
This script tests the performance of three different implementations of the method `String.prototype.isFalse()`:
    - the default one (using switch);
    - using regexp;
    - using array/lists;
*/
(function() {
    "use strict";

    const FALSE_VALUES = ["0", "false", "off", "no", "n", "nil", "null"];
    const FALSE_VALUES_LENGTH = FALSE_VALUES.length;
    const SUBJECTS_POOL_COUNT = 1000000;
    const SUBJECT_MAX_LENGTH = 10;

    // There's no need to extend Math using `Math.prototype` since Math is not a constructor and as such it doesn't own a `prototype` property.
    Math.getRandomIntBetweenRange = function(minValue = 1, maxValue = 100) {
        return this.floor(this.random() * (maxValue - minValue + 1)) + minValue;
    };

    Math.throwChance = function(successRate) {
        return this.getRandomIntBetweenRange(1, 100) <= successRate;
    }

    function generateRandomStringOfLength(length) {
        return Math.round((Math.pow(36, length + 1) - Math.random() * Math.pow(36, length))).toString(36).slice(1);
    }

    let methodsToBeTested = {
        isFalse_switch: function(subject) {
            subject = subject.trim().toLowerCase();

            switch (subject) {
                case "0":
                case "false":
                case "off":
                case "no":
                case "n":
                case "nil":
                case "null":
                    return true;
                default:
                    return false;
            }
        },
        isFalse_regex: function(subject) {
            subject = subject.trim();

            let falseValidatorRule = new RegExp('(?:^)('+ FALSE_VALUES.join("|") +')(?:(?= )|$)', "i");
            let matches = falseValidatorRule.exec(subject);

            return matches !== null && matches.length > 0;
        },
        isFalse_list: function(subject) {
            subject = subject.trim().toLowerCase();

            return FALSE_VALUES.indexOf(subject) >= 0;
        }
    };

    function createSubjectsPool(forceNegativeValueChance = 25) {
        let pool = [];

        for (let i = 0; i < SUBJECTS_POOL_COUNT; i++) {
            let subject;

            if (Math.throwChance(forceNegativeValueChance)) {
                subject = FALSE_VALUES[(Math.getRandomIntBetweenRange(0, FALSE_VALUES_LENGTH - 1))];
            } else {
                subject = generateRandomStringOfLength(Math.getRandomIntBetweenRange(1, SUBJECT_MAX_LENGTH));
            }

            pool.push(subject);
        }

        return pool;
    }

    let subjectsPool = createSubjectsPool();
    let subjectsNegatives = 0;

    function runTestOverMethod(methodName) {
        let methodInstance = methodsToBeTested[methodName];
        if (typeof methodInstance === "function") {
            console.time(methodName);
            for (let subjectIndex = 0; subjectIndex < SUBJECTS_POOL_COUNT; subjectIndex++) {
                let subject = subjectsPool[subjectIndex];

                if (methodInstance(subject)) {
                    subjectsNegatives++;
                }
            }
            console.timeEnd(methodName);
        } else {
            console.error("Method not found.");
        }
    }

    (function() {
        console.log('Subjects count: '+ SUBJECTS_POOL_COUNT);
        for (let methodName in methodsToBeTested) {
            runTestOverMethod(methodName);
        }
        console.log('Total Negatives: '+ subjectsNegatives);
    })();
})();

stringIsTrue.js

/**
 * Method that tests a string to check if it's value can be assumed as a (bool)true.
 * Note: If the string is empty, this function will return false since there's "no value" to be tested.
 * @examples:
 * 	"1".isTrue() // returns true
 *  "yes".isTrue() // returns true
 *  "True".isTrue() // returns false
 *  "".isTrue() // returns false
 *  "  off".isTrue() // returns false
 *
 * @author Denison Martins <[email protected]>
 *
 * @return boolean
 */
String.prototype.isTrue = function() {
	"use strict";
	
	var subject = this.toString().trim().toLowerCase();
	switch (subject) {
        case "1":
        case "true":
        case "on":
        case "yes":
        case "y":
            return true;
        default:
            return false;
    }
};