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Definition of yay exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

yay

exclamation

/jeɪ/

/jeɪ/

(informal, especially North American English)

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used to show that you are very pleased about something
- I won! Yay!
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Word Originexclamation 1960s: perhaps an alteration of yeah.adverb 1960s: probably a variant of yea.

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