yee-haw
/ˈjiːhɔː
/(also yee-hah /ˈjiːha/)
exclamation North American
An expression of enthusiasm or exuberance, typically associated with cowboys of the southern US.He had a strong urge to shoot it off yelling a stereotypical yeehaw, then repressed it....
- One was a totally luxury trip on the back of an Enfield, yeehah.
- I'm going to do all the little last-minute-things on my list, help Max pack the van, and then we'll go pick up Jae and Maura and hit the road, yeehah!
Origin
Natural exclamation: first recorded in American English in the 1970s.