Thesaurus:yay
English
Interjection
Sense: An expression of happiness
Synonyms
- aah
- alright [⇒ thesaurus]
- 'ave it (UK)
- aww yeah
- boo-ya
- booyah
- cowabunga (jocular, orig. US)
- get in (UK)
- hoo
- hoorah
- hooray
- hurrah
- hurray
- huzzah
- oh yeah
- OMG
- result (UK)
- w00t (internet slang)
- wahoo
- whee
- woo hoo
- woop woop (Internet slang)
- whoo
- whoop-de-doo
- whoopee
- woohoo
- yahoo
- yay
- yeah
- yeehaw
- yes [⇒ thesaurus]
- yippee
- you beauty (Australia)
- wacko (UK, dated)
- zip-a-dee-doo-dah
Hyponyms
- wow [⇒ thesaurus] (excited or surprised happiness; see for synonyms)
Antonyms
See also
Further reading
- “838. rejoicing” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “yay” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.