yippee

• yipee, yippie

Of imitative origin. Perhaps an extension and modification of hip (interjection).^[1] Compare Dutch joepie (“yippee”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌjɪˈpi/

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• Rhymes: -iː

yippee

1. Used to express excitement or joy.

   Synonyms: whee, whoopee, yay, yeah, yippee ki-yay

   • 1994, Frasier, episode 2.05:

     You'll understand, though, if I don't jump up and down and yell "Yippee!"

   • 2022 May 20, Trenton W. Ford, “Is your face gay? Conservative? Criminal? AI researchers are asking the wrong questions”, in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists‎^[1]:

     While they are not saying “yippee, look what AI can do” (in fact, some say they are trying to highlight risks), by publishing in scientific journals, they are risking lending credibility to the very idea of using AI in problematic, physiognomic ways.

• yippee ki-yay
• yippee skippy