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.