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yippee


yip·pee

interj \ˈyi-pē\

Definition of YIPPEE

—used to express exuberant delight or triumph
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Examples of YIPPEE

  1. <she took one look at the new car in the driveway and exclaimed, “Yippee!”>

First Known Use of YIPPEE

1914

Related to YIPPEE

Synonyms: glory (or glory be), ha (or hah), hallelujah, hey, hot dog, huzzah, wahoo [chiefly West], whee, whoopee, yahoo, hooray
Related Words: wow, zowie; ooh; gee, gee whiz, gosh
Near Antonyms: alack, alas, aw, boo
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Rhymes with YIPPEE

chippy, dippy, drippy, flippy, hippie, hippy, lippy, nippy, quippy, slippy, snippy, tippy, trippy, whippy, yippie, zippy

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