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yippee

US/ˌjɪˈpi/

yippee interjection: used to express excitement or joy.

Interjection

  1. Used to express excitement or joy.
    • You'll understand, though, if I don't jump up and down and yell "Yippee!"1994, Frasier, episode 2.05
    • While they are not saying “yippee, look what AI can do” (in fact, some say they are trying to highlight risks), by publishing in scientific journals, they are risking lending credibility to the very idea of using AI in problematic, physiognomic ways.2022 May 20, Trenton W. Ford, “Is your face gay? Conservative? Criminal? AI researchers are asking the wrong questions”, in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Synonyms of yippee

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Forms of yippee

alternative formyipee
alternative formyippie

Origin of yippee

Of imitative origin. Perhaps an extension and modification of hip (interjection). Compare Dutch joepie (“yippee”).

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Phrases with yippee

Words that rhyme with yippee

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Questions about yippee

What does yippee mean?
Yippee means used to express excitement or joy.
What part of speech is yippee?
Yippee is an interjection.
How do you pronounce yippee?
Yippee is pronounced /ˌjɪˈpi/ (US).

Words near yippee in the dictionary

  1. yipe
  2. yipee
  3. yipes
  4. Yipin
  5. yipped
  6. yippee
  7. yippee creature
  8. yippee creatures
  9. yippee ki-yay
  10. yippee skippy
  11. yipper

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