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yippee

[ yip-ee, yip-ee ]

interjection

  1. (an exclamation used to express joy, exultation, or the like.)


yippee

/ Âáɪˈ±è¾±Ë /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of joy, pleasure, anticipation, etc
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of yippee1

1910–15, Americanism; expressive word of uncertain origin; compare -ee in whoopee
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Later that year, Alexander sent an email to then-HHS spokesperson Michael Caputo citing this and another example of his sway over the reports: “Small victory but a victory nonetheless and yippee!!!â€

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But one of the three newer arrivals, a large, adult female named Yippee, arrived with a broken and dislocated jaw.

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Regarding “Star Wars,†it was the smaller fault line that predicted the chasm created when the people who waited for a full driver's licensed teenager’s existence for a new “Star Wars†chapter were greeted by Jake Lloyd listlessly yelling “Yippee!â€

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Since the end of November, the poet and playwright has been the star of “Yippee Ki Yay,†a one-man retelling of “Die Hard†at the King’s Head Theater in London.

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Michael Shepherd Jordan, who wrote the book for “Yippee Ki-Yay Merry Christmas: A Die Hard Musical Parody,†which debuted in Chicago in 2014, said in a telephone interview that “Die Hard†worked so well onstage because of the absurdity of trying to act out a “big, bloody action movie†with a tiny budget.

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