as in hey
how delightful she took one look at the new car in the driveway and exclaimed, "Yippee!"

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yippee
Interjection
  • The rules changed completely four years ago, and hey, look at that, Alabama and Georgia are gettable.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But hey, whiskey nerds are gonna whiskey nerd and whiskey sellers are gonna gouge.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
Interjection
  • The most wonderful, crazy surprise blessing of our lives ha!
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Julia Masli’s 2023 one-person show, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, became an international phenomenon by offering something unconventional for a piece of comedy: help.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Yippee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yippee. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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