yee ha

Rodeo rider's shout

Yee-haw is an exclamation of excitement or enthusiasm, associated with cowboys and the American West.

It suggests wild, uninhibited celebration—the kind of shout you'd hear at a rodeo or from someone riding a mechanical bull.

Yee-haw, let's do this!

Often used ironically to mock reckless enthusiasm or rural American stereotypes.

Also spelled yeehaw, yee-haw, or yee ha.

Related

exuberance · western · exclamation · outburst · joyous · holler · yippee · ranch · cattle drive · saddle up · giddyup · celebration · woohoo · prairie · frontier · hooray · excitement · enthusiasm

Opposites
emotional expression intensity

yee haalas

Expression of regret

oh no · whimper · sigh · groan · woe is me

volume and energy

yee hawhimper

Quiet, plaintive cry

whisper · murmur · silence · hush · shh

cultural register

yee hatut tut

Mild verbal reproach

ahem · hmm · quite · indeed · oh dear

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G