Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to express joy or elation.
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- interjection Used to express joy or
elation .
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Examples
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No, 'yippee' actually -- it captures something that is almost inevitable.
Sean Jacobs: Desmond Tutu on Obama and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 2008
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Every page is lined and has a little image of the girl and "yippee" in the bottom corner.
sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2002
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On the front is a picture of a girl in mid joyous leap, and underneath the picture is the word "yippee" in huge letters.
sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2002
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Indeed, since entering 2011, I have been cautious; and except for the 14-point, first day of the year "yippee" to 1273, the SPX hasn't really done all that much.
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'I cant say' yippee 'just yet, but container exports at the Port went up 43 per cent, that has nothing to do with the value of the exports, but it's a good sign,' he said, adding that he could only be sure of a positive turnaround after the second quarter.
TrinidadExpress Today's News By Renuka Singh 2010
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It is amazing the things that make you go "yippee" every so often.
Barbados Underground - bringing news and opinions to the people David 2010
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Craig Klein, an English instructor at Scott Community College, has joined our idling intrigue about disappearing phrases like "yippee" and "gosh" and "gee willikers."
unknown title 2009
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-- yahoo as a noun dates to Swift's book in 1726; yahoo as an interjection (synonym for "yippee") dates to 1870.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Maquissar 2010
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-- yahoo as a noun dates to Swift's book in 1726; yahoo as an interjection (synonym for "yippee") dates to 1870.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Aschlafly 2010
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-- yahoo as a noun dates to Swift's book in 1726; yahoo as an interjection (synonym for "yippee") dates to 1870.
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