"yeehaw" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˌji.ˈhɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɔː Etymology: From gee and haw, words used to instruct a horse to turn in different directions. Etymology templates: {{m|en|gee}} gee, {{m|en|haw}} haw Head templates: {{en-interj}} yeehaw
  1. (chiefly Southern US and Western US) An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys. Tags: Southern-US, US, Western Translations (Expression): taïau (French), ヒーハー (hīhā) (Japanese), irra (Portuguese), jeehaw (Swedish), yeehaw (Swedish), yeeha (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-yeehaw-en-intj-yXhccfMw Categories (other): Southern US English, Western US English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yeeha, yeehah, yee-haw

Verb

IPA: /ˌji.ˈhɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: yeehaws [present, singular, third-person], yeehawing [participle, present], yeehawed [participle, past], yeehawed [past]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɔː Etymology: From gee and haw, words used to instruct a horse to turn in different directions. Etymology templates: {{m|en|gee}} gee, {{m|en|haw}} haw Head templates: {{en-verb}} yeehaw (third-person singular simple present yeehaws, present participle yeehawing, simple past and past participle yeehawed)
  1. To shout yee-haw, or exclaim in a similar manner. Related terms: yahoo, ajúa, yupa
    Sense id: en-yeehaw-en-verb-oi2gEgQK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yeeha, yeehah, yee-haw

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for yeehaw meaning in English (3.2kB)

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