"yeehaw" meaning in English

See yeehaw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌjiˈhɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more yeehaw [comparative], most yeehaw [superlative]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɔː Etymology: From gee and haw, words used to instruct a horse to turn in different directions. Head templates: {{en-adjective}} yeehaw (comparative more yeehaw, superlative most yeehaw)
  1. Of or relating to cowboys or the southern United States. Related terms: yahoo, ajúa, yupa
    Sense id: en-yeehaw-en-adj-x4P~fEL~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 10 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 11 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 10 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 89 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 83 9 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yeeha, yeehah, yee-haw

Interjection

IPA: /ˌjiˈhɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɔː Etymology: From gee and haw, words used to instruct a horse to turn in different directions. 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): jiihaa (Finnish), 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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yeeha, yeehah, yee-haw

Verb

IPA: /ˌjiˈhɔː/ [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. 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.
    Sense id: en-yeehaw-en-verb-oi2gEgQK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yeeha, yeehah, yee-haw

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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