"yayness" meaning in English

See yayness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: En-au-yayness.ogg
Etymology: From yay + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|yay|ness}} yay + -ness Head templates: {{en-interj}} yayness
  1. (slang, childish) yay; hooray Tags: childish, slang
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