See ayy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "hoorah"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "hooray"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "hurrah"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "hurray"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "huzzah"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "let's go"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "nice"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "oh yeah"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "OMG"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"tags": [
"UK"
],
"word": "result"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"tags": [
"Internet",
"slang"
],
"word": "w00t"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"tags": [
"UK",
"dated"
],
"word": "wacko"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "wahoo"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "whee"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "woo"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "wooh"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "woohay"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "woohoo"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"tags": [
"Internet"
],
"word": "woop woop"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "whoo"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "whoop-de-doo"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "whoopee"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "yahoo"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "yay"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "yeah"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "yeehaw"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "yes"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "yippee"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "yippee-ki-yay"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "yo"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"tags": [
"Australia"
],
"word": "you beauty"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:yay",
"word": "zip-a-dee-doo-dah"
},
{
"extra": "a display of approval or happy surprise",
"tags": [
"synonym",
"synonym-of"
],
"word": "ay"
}
],
"tags": [
"Internet",
"informal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈeɪ(ːː)/"
}
],
"word": "ayy"
}
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