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yeehaw
[ yee-haw ]
interjection
, Informal
- (used as an exclamation expressing celebration, delight, or joy, and associated with cowboys or the culture of the rural or southwestern United States):
Yeehaw! Tomorrow's the rodeo!
noun
- the exclamation “yeehaw”:
She jumped on the bull and gave a loud yeehaw.
verb (used without object)
- to exclaim or utter “yeehaw”:
They yeehawed as they rode by in the truck.
adjective
- Slang: Sometimes Disparaging. of or relating to cowboys or to the culture of the rural or southern United States: I'm wearing the most yeehaw outfit of my life to the bar tonight—cowboy hat and fringe.
Birthing a calf by myself in the middle of the night is the most yeehaw thing I've done as a farmer.
I'm wearing the most yeehaw outfit of my life to the bar tonight—cowboy hat and fringe.
I hate living in this yeehaw state! I want to move to New York City!
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yeehaw1
First recorded in 1940–45; of imitative origin; yahoo ( def )
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