yays
Shouts of triumph
Yays is the plural of yay, an exclamation of enthusiasm or approval.
It often appears when celebrating multiple positive outcomes or when a group shares excitement: Yays all around when we heard the news.
Can also function as a noun for instances of approval: We got three yays and two nays.
Exclamation of delight
- woohooExuberant exclamation
- hurrahExclamation of joy
- cheersCasual toast or farewell
- wahooFast tropical game fish
yippee · whoop · huzzah · bravo · ole · hoorah · yeah · woot
Gesture indicating approval
- nodsDownward head gestures
- votesFormal choices recorded
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- cheersCasual toast or farewell
endorsements · affirmations · okays · go-aheads · green-lights · upvotes · likes · high-fives
hooray
Exclamation of delight
wahoo · yippee · whoop · huzzah · bravo · ole · hoorah · yeah · woot · booyah
thumbs-up
Gesture indicating approval
cheers · endorsements · affirmations · okays · go-aheads · green-lights · upvotes · likes · high-fives · kudos
excitement
State of eager enthusiasm
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
- zestKeen enjoyment or peel
energy · pep · spirit · gusto · fervor · animation · vivacity · sparkle · verve · oomph
- yippee ki yayExuberant Western exclamation
- yippee ki-yayExuberant cowboy exclamation