Meaning
A happy shout you make when something good happens.
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Word origin
A twentieth-century American cheer, probably from yea, an old word for yes.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- yea
- English cognates
- yes
Examples
! !
"Yay" is a shout of joy, so it takes an exclamation mark.
.
Here "yay" is the happy sound the children made.
, !
"Yay" can start a sentence to show you are pleased.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 28, lesson 4: yay, spider, actress and 7 more words.