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    Definition of “yay” - English Dictionary

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    yayexclamation

    uk ​ /jeɪ/ us ​ /jeɪ/ informal

    › used to show that you are very pleased about something:

    "We won." "Yay!"

    Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

    Linguistics: interjections

    • (well) what do you know! idiom
    • aw shucks
    • bless
    • boo
    • charming
    • come again? idiom
    • come off it! idiom
    • cut the crap! idiom
    • good show idiom
    • hot dog! idiom
    • same to you idiom
    • say
    • shame
    • sorted
    • stuff and nonsense idiom
    • what an idea! idiom
    • what do you mean? idiom
    • yeah, right! idiom
    • yes
    • you know something? idiom

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    yayadverb

    uk ​ /jeɪ/ us ​ /jeɪ/ informal

    › informal so; to a particular degree:

    It was about yay long.

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    General words for size and amount

    • -sized
    • a whole lot idiom
    • amount
    • bulk
    • content
    • count
    • degree
    • element
    • flow
    • load
    • number
    • part
    • quantity
    • quota
    • ration
    • scale
    • size
    • small-scale
    • strength
    • take

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