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yippee

interjection yip·pee \ˈyi-pē\

—used to express delight or joy

Full Definition of YIPPEE

—used to express exuberant delight or triumph
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First Known Use of YIPPEE

1914

Related to YIPPEE

Synonyms
glory (or glory be), ha (or hah), hallelujah, hey, hot dog, huzzah, wahoo [chiefly West], whee, whoopee, yahoo, hooray

Rhymes with YIPPEE

chippy, dippy, drippy, flippy, hippie, hippy, lippy, nippy, quippy, slippy, snippy, tippy, trippy, whippy, yippie, zippy

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