Synonyms for yay

Most common

hooray · whoo · yippee · whee · yahoo · hurrah · wahoo · yehey

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Interjection

Antonyms

dammit, alas

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Definitions

1. interj. 1

   An expression of happiness.

   Yay! I have finally finished my work!

Example sentences

• whoo Whoo! Today's practice is tough - much harder than usual.
• yippee "Yippee! We're going on an adventure!" shouted little Timothy.
• yahoo When we reached the summit, we all yelled "Yahoo!"
• hurrah Hurrah to the King of Swing!

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

yeah¹, whoo¹, whee

5 letters

yahoo², wahoo², yehey

6 letters

hooray², hurrah², yippee²

9 letters

cowabunga⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (yahoo² = 2 syllables).