Synonyms

yippee

American

[yip-ee, yip-ee] / ˈyɪp i, ˈyɪpˈi /

interjection

(an exclamation used to express joy, exultation, or the like.)

yippee British

/ jɪˈpiː /

interjection

an exclamation of joy, pleasure, anticipation, etc

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Etymology

Origin of yippee

1910–15, expressive word of uncertain origin; compare -ee in whoopee

Example Sentences

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But one of the three newer arrivals, a large, adult female named Yippee, arrived with a broken and dislocated jaw.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

Yippee ki yay to all, and to all a good night.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2019

And I cheered along with the message-board people: Yippee!

From The New Yorker • Jan. 20, 2016

No art, just white print on black, a slogan stranded between English and gibberish: "Yippee Ki Yay Mo—."

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2013

“I don’t think Raven actually hid this book. She’s probably one of those know-it-alls who likes to flaunt every fact in her head. Yippee for you, you know a lot about Edgar Allan Poe.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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