Meanings
alternative yipee · alternative yippie
- Used to express excitement or joy.
You'll understand, though, if I don't jump up and down and yell "Yippee!"
1994, Frasier, episode 2.051 more example
While they are not saying “yippee, look what AI can do” (in fact, some say they are trying to highlight risks), by publishing in scientific journals, they are risking lending credibility to the very idea of using AI in problematic, physiognomic ways.
2022 May 20, Trenton W. Ford, “Is your face gay? Conservative? Criminal? AI researchers are asking the wrong questions”, in Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsSynonyms: whee, whoopee, yay, yeah, yippee ki-yay
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionUsed to express excitement or joy.
Origin
Of imitative origin. Perhaps an extension and modification of hip (interjection). Compare Dutch joepie (“yippee”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech jupí
- jupí''used to express excitement or joy
Dutch joepie
- joepie''used to express excitement or joy
Finnish jippii, hurraa
- jippii''used to express excitement or joy
- hurraa''used to express excitement or joy
French youpi
- youpi''used to express excitement or joy
Portuguese oba, eba
- oba''used to express excitement or joy
- eba''used to express excitement or joy
Russian ура́
- ура́ (urá)''used to express excitement or joy
Slovak juchú, jupí
- juchú''used to express excitement or joy
- jupí''used to express excitement or joy
Spanish yupi
- yupi''used to express excitement or joy
Swedish jippi
- jippi''used to express excitement or joy
Turkish yuppi, yihhu
- yuppi''used to express excitement or joy
- yihhu''used to express excitement or joy
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with yippee
All rhymes →Cite this entry
yippee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yippee
“yippee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yippee. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yippee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yippee.
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