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Of imitative origin. Perhaps an extension and modification of hip (interjection). Compare Dutch joepie (“yippee”).
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Of imitative origin. Perhaps an extension and modification of hip (interjection). Compare Dutch joepie (“yippee”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.