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[ yey ] / yeɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR yay ON THESAURUS.COM
interjection Informal.(an exclamation used to express joy, excitement, etc.) Origin of yay1First recorded in 1960–65; perhaps alteration of yeah Words nearby yayyawny, yawp, yaws, Yaxchilán, y-axis, yay, Yayoi, yazata, Yazd, Yazidi, Yazoo Definition for yay (2 of 2)[ yey ] / yeɪ /
adverb Informal.to the extent, amount, etc., indicated: The doll is about yay high. Origin of yay2probably <yea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yayYay Haley for quick thinking and Bronagh for quick status updating! A Tale of Thanksgiving Triumph|Michael Daly|November 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST But for The Hangover Part III, basically Todd just emailed me and said I was in it, and I was like, “Yay!” Heather Graham on ‘The Hangover Part III,’ Roles for Women, and More|Marlow Stern|May 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST If we did this, the policy costs for likely criminals would go up--yay! Should People Be Forced to Buy Liability Insurance for their Guns?|Megan McArdle|December 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST "Yay; I hear both on ye," said the gentle old mother with a half smile. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
At this moment a shout was heard from the alley, "Yay, Penrod!" The Boy Scouts Book of Stories|Various Then the yay showed him the shortest road to take and bade him return to his people. The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony|Washington Matthews “Yay,” sed the Shaker, and he led the way into the house, another Shaker bein sent to put my hosses and waggin under kiver. Why Lincoln Laughed|Russell Herman Conwell The yay spoke not a word, but pointed down into the valley and led the way thither. The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony|Washington Matthews
British Dictionary definitions for yay
interjectioninformal an exclamation indicating approval, congratulation, or triumph Word Origin for yayC20: perhaps from yeah Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to yayWhat Is The Difference Between “Yea” vs. “Yeah”?Yeah ... these two words seem the same but which one should you use? Words related to yaycheer, yell, encouragement, whoopee, hurray, huzza, rah-rah, yippee |