yay
Shout of delight
Yay is an exclamation of enthusiasm, celebration, or approval: Yay, we won!
It expresses simple delight, often with childlike energy.
As an adverb, yay indicates approximate size or amount, usually accompanied by a gesture: The fish was about yay big.
Exclamation of delight
- hurrahExclamation of joy
- woohooExuberant exclamation
- whoopLoud exclamation of excitement
- huzzahExclamation of triumph
cheering · applause · ovation · bravo · party · festivity · fiesta · carnival
Joyful emotional state
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
glee · jubilation · exhilaration · bliss · thrill · ecstasy · exuberance · rapture
Defeating an opponent
- winAchieve victory
- successFavorable outcome attained
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
champion · winner · trophy · breakthrough · accomplishment · milestone · personal-best · comeback
Gesture indicating approval
- nodBrief head tilt
- agreementShared position between parties
- yesOpposite of no
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
endorsement · support · encouragement · validation · acceptance · acknowledgment · consent · go-ahead
hooray
Exclamation of delight
huzzah · cheering · applause · ovation · bravo · party · festivity · fiesta · carnival · jubilee
happiness
Joyful emotional state
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- elationIntense triumphant joy
euphoria · glee · jubilation · exhilaration · bliss · thrill · ecstasy · exuberance · rapture · gladness
victory
Defeating an opponent
- winAchieve victory
- successFavorable outcome attained
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
conquest · champion · winner · trophy · breakthrough · accomplishment · milestone · personal-best · comeback · underdog
thumbs-up
Gesture indicating approval
affirmation · endorsement · support · encouragement · validation · acceptance · acknowledgment · consent · go-ahead · greenlight
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- encouragementsyou can do it, you got this, you've got this, keep going, keep it up
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- exclamations of joyhooray, woohoo, hurrah, yahoo, yippee
- kidspeakboo-boo, booboo, cooties, gimme, gonna
- Victory Cheersvictory, triumph, win, winner, winning
- yippee ki yayExuberant Western exclamation
- yippee ki-yayExuberant cowboy exclamation