Meaning

1 senses

  1. Used to express excitement or joy.

    ура́urá

Examples

3 sentences

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

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  2. Yippee, I won!

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  3. "Yippee! We're going on an adventure!" shouted little Timothy.

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
used to express excitement or joy:

Origin

Of imitative origin. Perhaps an extension and modification of hip (interjection). Compare

Of imitative origin. Perhaps an extension and modification of hip (interjection). Compare Dutch joepie (“yippee”).

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Forms

Synonyms

5 synonyms
yeahA2wheewhoopeeyayyippee ki-yay

Word family

3 related words
Derivedyippee ki-yayyippee skippyyippee creature

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
yieldB2yikesyinyogaB1yogiyogurtA1
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