Thesaurus:yay

Thesaurus:yay

THESAURUS

yay

English

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

• whoo

• whoop-de-doo

• whoopee

• woohoo

• yahoo

• yay

• yeah

• yes    [WS]

• yippee

• you beauty (Australia)

• wacko (UK, dated)

• zip-a-dee-doo-dah

Hyponyms

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

Antonyms

• dammit    [WS]

• woe is me    [WS]

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.