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yahoo

24 7.8

A loud shout of joy people make when they feel excited

interjection
/jəˈhu/

Informal

: ¡hurra!

He let out a loud yahoo after finally finishing his exams.

So I started off with Super Mario saying Yahoo.

Examples

The children screamed yahoo as they ran through the sprinklers on a hot day.
After winning the game, we all yelled yahoo!
When her team won the championship, she jumped up and shouted yahoo.
She shouted, yahoo!
When her team won the championship, she jumped up and shouted yahoo.
The children screamed yahoo as they ran through the sprinklers on a hot day.
He let out a loud yahoo after finally finishing his exams.

Synonyms

wow

vsyahoo

Informal

∞ 1.0

A short word people say to show surprise or admiration

is centered on triumph and celebratory joy rather than amazement

whoo

vsyahoo

Informal

500 9.2

A loud shout people make to show excitement or surprise

is the general triumphant exclamation rather than a brief call

hoo

vsyahoo

Informal

389 9.9

A shout people make to show excitement or surprise

is the triumphant celebratory shout rather than a short surprised call

yay

vsyahoo

Informal

196 6.0

A short shout people make to show happiness or excitement

is for stronger triumphant feeling rather than mild approval

holy shit

vsyahoo

Offensive

169 9.9

A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or shocked

is similar but avoids coarse or offensive wording

hallelujah

vsyahoo

Informal

121 5.5

A word people say to show great joy or relief

is the casual jubilant exclamation rather than solemn expression

hah

vsyahoo

Informal

79 4.6

A short laugh showing surprise or small victory

is the open joyful shout rather than a short laugh-like sound

hooray

vsyahoo

Informal

58 1.4

A short shout to show excitement or happiness

is used for triumphant celebration rather than neutral approval

ooo

vsyahoo

Informal

52 9.4

A short sound people say to show surprise or admiration

is the clear triumphant shout rather than a short surprised murmur

OMG

vsyahoo

Slang

52 8.2

A short exclamation people say to show surprise, excitement or disbelief

is the neutral spoken exclamation rather than a digital abbreviation

hurray

vsyahoo

32 2.6

A shout people make when they are happy or excited

is the exclamation aimed more at triumphant celebration

aaah

vsyahoo

Informal

30 8.4

A sound people make when they suddenly understand or feel pleased

is the louder triumphant shout rather than a soft realization sound

wah

vsyahoo

Informal

22 9.9

A short cry showing surprise or excitement

is the celebratory triumph shout rather than a surprise-focused noise

ooooh

vsyahoo

Informal

16 8.3

A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement

is the succinct triumphant shout rather than an extended surprised cry

hubba

vsyahoo

Archaic

14 9.9

A short shout showing excitement and admiration about someone's appearance

is a general joyful shout not focused on appearance

aaa

vsyahoo

Informal

13 8.6

A short shout showing excitement or joy

is the broad triumphant exclamation rather than a brief emotional cry

super-duper

vsyahoo

Informal

10 8.4

A shout that shows strong excitement and approval

is primarily a triumphant shout rather than playful praise

whooo

vsyahoo

Informal

9 9.4

A shout of strong excitement or joy

is the shorter standard shout without extended sound

oooo

vsyahoo

Informal

9 9.9

A short sound people make to show surprise or admiration

is the concise triumphant shout rather than a long surprised sound

wooo

vsyahoo

Informal

8 8.2

A loud shout people make to show excitement

is the plain short exclamation without stretched sound

heigh

vsyahoo

Archaic

7 9.9

A shout that shows joy or encourages others

is the modern jubilant shout rather than an archaic form

huzzah

vsyahoo

Archaic

6 9.9

A loud old-fashioned word people shout to show joy or approval

is the modern casual shout used in everyday speech

glory be

vsyahoo

Archaic

6 8.6

Words people say to show relief, joy or surprise

is the energetic triumphant shout rather than calm relief

wahoo

vsyahoo

Informal

5 9.3

A loud shout to show joy or excitement

is the broader celebratory shout rather than a neutral remark

woohoo

vsyahoo

Informal

5 7.4

A loud shout people make to show excitement or joy

is a plain joyful exclamation without a specific cheer style

yippie

vsyahoo

Informal

5 8.7

A short shout people make to show excitement or happiness

is the broader triumphant shout rather than a playful informal cry

hoorah

vsyahoo

Informal

5 7.9

A short shout people say to show joy or approval

is focused on joyful triumph rather than encouragement

woop

vsyahoo

Informal

4 8.9

A short shout that shows joy or excitement

is used in many situations rather than only quick shouts

woot

vsyahoo

Slang

2 9.9

A short shout of joy used online

is used in spoken or general situations rather than online only

OMFG

vsyahoo

Offensive

2 9.9

A short informal online message that shows very strong surprise or excitement

is a neutral joyful shout without harsh or vulgar intensity

hotcha

vsyahoo

Archaic

1 9.9

A shout used to show excitement or approval

is the everyday triumphant shout rather than an archaic phrase

fantastico

vsyahoo

Informal

1 9.6

A word people say when they feel very pleased or excited

is the general shout of triumph rather than praise for quality

happy, happy, joy, joy

vsyahoo

Informal

1 8.3

People say it to show great happiness or excitement, often as a joke

is the straightforward triumphant exclamation rather than playful irony

oooh

vsyahoo

Informal

1 8.7

A quiet sound people make when they are surprised or impressed

is the plain triumphant exclamation without elongated vocal stretch

whoot

vsyahoo

Slang

1 9.9

A short excited word typed online to show joy

is the broader joyful shout used in many situations

hoojah

vsyahoo

Informal

9.9

A loud shout of joy people make together at events like games

is the individual joyful shout rather than a group chant

How Excited

whoopee

Informal

8 8.8

yippie

Informal

5 8.7

yahoo

Informal

24 7.8

hooray

Informal

58 1.4

yay

Informal

196 6.0

Surface Forms

yahoo main

Etymology

Yahoo as a shout probably comes from the same name and from people copying a loud cry, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of a noisy cheer like 'hurrah' or 'yippee'. That's why people shout yahoo to show joy or victory.