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yippee

[ yip-ee, yip-ee ]
/ ˈyɪp i, ˈyɪpˈi /
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interjection
(an exclamation used to express joy, exultation, or the like.)
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Origin of yippee

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

Words nearby yippee

Yinglish, Yin-Yang School, yip, yipe, yipes, yippee, yippie, yips, yird, yirr, yite
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Words related to yippee

cheer, encouragement, whoopee, yay, yell, hurray, huzza, rah-rah

How to use yippee in a sentence

  • Jim Dwyer, for many years one of New York City's finest journalists, isn't ready just yet to hop on the Yippee, We Got Him!

    Patz Confession: Hold Your Horses|Michael Tomasky|May 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST

  • She galloped down a block and as she jumped from a curb across a welter of slush, she gave a student "Yippee!"

    Main Street|Sinclair Lewis

  • In the middle of it all was Suneep, who looked like he was barely restraining an urge to shout Yippee!

    Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow

  • She leaps with an irrepressible "Yippee" from the boat to the shore.

    A Parody Outline of History|Donald Ogden Stewart

British Dictionary definitions for yippee

yippee
/ (jɪˈpiː) /
interjection
an exclamation of joy, pleasure, anticipation, etc
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