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yey

yey is the alternative spelling of yay.

Meaning of yay

Interjection

  1. (colloquial) An expression of happiness.
    • Yay! I have finally finished my work!

See all 3 meanings of yay

Words formed from yey

Questions about yey

What is yey the alternative spelling of?
Yey is the alternative spelling of yay.

Words near yey in the dictionary

  1. yex
  2. yexed
  3. yexes
  4. yexing
  5. yexings
  6. yey
  7. Yeyik
  8. yeyo
  9. Yeysk
  10. yez
  11. Yezdee

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Adapted from Wiktionary: yey (page history and authors); yay (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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