Thesaurus:yay

Thesaurus

yay

English

Interjection

Sense: An expression of happiness

Synonyms

• aah
• alright
• 'ave it (UK)
• aww yeah
• boo-ya
• booyah
• cowabunga (jocular, orig. US)
• get in (UK)
• hoo
• hoorah
• hooray
• hurrah
• hurray
• huzzah
• oh yeah
• OMG
• result (UK)
• w00t (internet slang)
• wahoo
• whee
• woo hoo
• woop woop (Internet slang)
• whoo
• whoop-de-doo
• whoopee
• woohoo
• yahoo
• yay
• yeah
• yeehaw
• yes    [⇒ thesaurus]
• yippee
• you beauty (Australia)
• wacko (UK, dated)
• zip-a-dee-doo-dah

Hyponyms

• wow    [⇒ thesaurus] (excited or surprised happiness; see for synonyms)

Antonyms

• dammit    [⇒ thesaurus]
• woe is me    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:happy
• Thesaurus:laughter
• Thesaurus:smile

Further reading

• “838. rejoicing” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “yay” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.