"yatta" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /jɑˈtɑ/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɒtə Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese やった (yatta, “hurrah!, I did it!”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ja|やった||hurrah!, I did it!|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=yatta|ts=}} Japanese やった (yatta, “hurrah!, I did it!”), {{bor+|en|ja|やった|t=hurrah!, I did it!|tr=yatta}} Borrowed from Japanese やった (yatta, “hurrah!, I did it!”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} yatta
  1. (chiefly fandom slang) An exclamation of happiness or excitement. Tags: slang Related terms: eureka
    Sense id: en-yatta-en-intj--tQCZ4b1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: lifestyle

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          "ref": "2008 1 July, Antonio Ospite, \"ext3grep: success story. Thanks!\", ext3grep, Google Groups",
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