yeehaw

See also: yee-haw

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From gee and haw, words used to instruct a horse to turn in different directions.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌjiˈhɔː/
  • Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɔː
  • (cot-caught merger) IPA(key): /ˌjiˈhɑː/

Interjection

yeehaw

  1. (chiefly Southern US and Western US) An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys.

Translations

Verb

yeehaw (third-person singular simple present yeehaws, present participle yeehawing, simple past and past participle yeehawed)

  1. To shout yee-haw, or exclaim in a similar manner.

Adjective

yeehaw (comparative more yeehaw, superlative most yeehaw)

  1. Of or relating to cowboys or the southern United States.

See also

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