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yee-haw

yee-haw is the alternative spelling of yeehaw.

Meaning of yeehaw

Interjection

  1. (Southern US, US, Western) An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys.

See all 3 meanings of yeehaw

Forms of yee-haw

third-person singular presentyee-haws
present participleyee-hawing
past participleyee-hawed
pastyee-hawed

Questions about yee-haw

What is yee-haw the alternative spelling of?
Yee-haw is the alternative spelling of yeehaw.

Words near yee-haw in the dictionary

  1. yee-fu
  2. yee-hah
  3. yee-hahed
  4. yee-hahing
  5. yee-hahs
  6. yee-haw
  7. yee-hawed
  8. yee-hawing
  9. yee-haws
  10. yee-yee ass
  11. yeech

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