yippee

[ yip-ee, yip-ee ]

interjection

1. (an exclamation used to express joy, exultation, or the like.)

yippee

/ jɪˈpiː /

interjection

1. an exclamation of joy, pleasure, anticipation, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of yippee¹

1910–15, Americanism; expressive word of uncertain origin; compare -ee in whoopee

Example Sentences

But one of the three newer arrivals, a large, adult female named Yippee, arrived with a broken and dislocated jaw.

From Los Angeles Times

Regarding “Star Wars,” it was the smaller fault line that predicted the chasm created when the people who waited for a full driver's licensed teenager’s existence for a new “Star Wars” chapter were greeted by Jake Lloyd listlessly yelling “Yippee!”

From Salon

Since the end of November, the poet and playwright has been the star of “Yippee Ki Yay,” a one-man retelling of “Die Hard” at the King’s Head Theater in London.

From New York Times

Michael Shepherd Jordan, who wrote the book for “Yippee Ki-Yay Merry Christmas: A Die Hard Musical Parody,” which debuted in Chicago in 2014, said in a telephone interview that “Die Hard” worked so well onstage because of the absurdity of trying to act out a “big, bloody action movie” with a tiny budget.

From New York Times

Marsh said he got the idea for “Yippee Ki Yay” — named after one of Willis’s most memorable lines in the movie — so long ago that he couldn’t remember the date.

From New York Times