See yeehaw on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "From gee and haw, words used to instruct a horse to turn in different directions.",
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"An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys."
],
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"(chiefly Southern US and Western US) An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys."
],
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "jiihaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "taïau"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hīhā",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "ヒーハー"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "irra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "jeehaw"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "yeehaw"
},
{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "Expression",
"word": "yeeha"
}
]
}
],
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "(Received Pronunciation) -ɔː"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌjiˈhɑː/",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
}
],
"word": "yeehaw"
}
{
"etymology_text": "From gee and haw, words used to instruct a horse to turn in different directions.",
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{
"form": "yeehaws",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yeehawing",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "yeehawed",
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"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "yeehawed",
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"past"
]
},
{
"form": "yeeha",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "yeehah",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "yee-haw",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
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"To shout yee-haw, or exclaim in a similar manner."
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"glosses": [
"Of or relating to cowboys or the southern United States."
],
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"cowboy",
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[
"United States",
"United States"
]
],
"related": [
{
"word": "yahoo"
},
{
"word": "ajúa"
},
{
"word": "yupa"
}
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˌjiˈhɔː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "(Received Pronunciation) -ɔː"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌjiˈhɑː/",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
}
],
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}
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"etymology_text": "From gee and haw, words used to instruct a horse to turn in different directions.",
"forms": [
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"form": "yeeha",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "yeehah",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "yee-haw",
"tags": [
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"An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys."
],
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[
"joy",
"joy"
],
[
"excitement",
"excitement"
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[
"cowboy",
"cowboy"
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"(chiefly Southern US and Western US) An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys."
],
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"US",
"Western"
]
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},
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˌjiˈhɑː/",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
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],
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "jiihaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "taïau"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hīhā",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "ヒーハー"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "irra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "jeehaw"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "yeehaw"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Expression",
"word": "yeeha"
}
],
"word": "yeehaw"
}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English interjections",
"English lemmas",
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"Entries with translation boxes",
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"Rhymes:English/ɔː",
"Rhymes:English/ɔː/2 syllables",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with Japanese translations",
"Terms with Portuguese translations",
"Terms with Swedish translations"
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"etymology_text": "From gee and haw, words used to instruct a horse to turn in different directions.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "yeehaws",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yeehawing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "yeehawed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "yeehawed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "yeeha",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "yeehah",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "yee-haw",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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"To shout yee-haw, or exclaim in a similar manner."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ˌjiˈhɔː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
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},
{
"rhymes": "(Received Pronunciation) -ɔː"
},
{
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],
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}
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"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with Japanese translations",
"Terms with Portuguese translations",
"Terms with Swedish translations"
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"etymology_text": "From gee and haw, words used to instruct a horse to turn in different directions.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more yeehaw",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most yeehaw",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "yeeha",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "yeehah",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "yee-haw",
"tags": [
"alternative"
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}
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"Of or relating to cowboys or the southern United States."
],
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"tags": [
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]
},
{
"rhymes": "(Received Pronunciation) -ɔː"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌjiˈhɑː/",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
}
],
"word": "yeehaw"
}
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