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Definition of
yay adverb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
yay
adverb
adverb
NAmE
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yeɪ
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1
to this degree
synonym
so
The fish I caught was yay big.
2
to a high degree
synonym
extremely
Yay good movie!
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yay
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yd.
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