/ˈjiːhəʊ/, 1900s– yeehoo Brit. /ˈjiːhuː/, U.S. /ˈjiˌhu/, 1900s– yehaa, 1900s– yehaa. Forms with e and a or o occurring three or more times are also attested.yeehawint.
/ˈjiːhɔː/, U.S. /ˈjiˌhɔ/, /ˈjiˌhɑ//ˈjiːhəʊ/, 1900s– yeehoo Brit. /ˈjiːhuː/, U.S. /ˈjiˌhu/, 1900s– yehaa, 1900s– yehaa. Forms with e and a or o occurring three or more times are also attested. Chiefly U.S.
An exclamation of enthusiasm or exuberance; ‘yahoo!’.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > exclamation of joy or delight [interjection]
cock-a-hoop1568
woo-hoo1697
joy1719
glory1816
whizzo1905
whee1920
hot diggety1924
ziggety1924
whacko1941
yeehaw1941
zip-a-dee-doo-dah1945
cowabunga1954
yay1963
yahoo1976
wahey1979
1929 N.Y. Times 24 Mar. 5/8 The old ballads had a feeling not found in ‘mammy’ songs... They seemed to have possessed something more than derives from the efforts of the strident lads whose ‘m–a–m–m–ys’ yee-haw upon a stricken and helpless world.]
1941 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 10 83 He lets go. ‘Yee-hoo-oo-o!’ George says, and all for the freedom.
1977 Washington Post 7 July 3/5 At Richard Montgomery High School, Bluegrass fanciers clapped and stomped to the sound of the Bluegrass Cardinals. ‘Party hardy! Yeehaw!’ yelled Brenda.
2000 R. J. Evans Entertainment iii. 33 ‘Yee-ha!’ Her friends cheered her.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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