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▪ I. yay, adv. U.S. slang.|jeɪ|
Also yea.
[Prob. f. yea adv.]
In phrases yay big (or yay high), ‘this big’, ‘this high’: freq. accompanied by a gesture indicating the size intended.
1960Wentworth & Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang 591 Yea big, yea high, 1. This big, or this high, accompanied with the spreading of the hands to indicate the size; very large, or high, overwhelmingly large or tall. 2. Not very big or high. 1972T. Kochman Rappin' & Stylin' Out 242 Jeff fired on him. He came back and all this was swelled up bout yay big, you know. 1978P. Theroux Picture Palace 259 Why does a daughter of mine, whom I've loved and respected ever since she was yay high, go out of her way to made a jackass of me?
▪ II. yay
obs. graphic variant of þay, they.
▪ III. yay, int. slang.|jeɪ|
Also yaay, yayyy, etc.
[Perh. f. yay adv., used as an exclamation, or f. yeah adv. used similarly with alteration of ending (cf. 'ray aphetic form of hooray int.).]
An exclamation of triumph, approval, or encouragement.
1963Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 10 Nov. 23 He talks surfie talk..‘cowabunga, wipe-out, I'm getting stoked..yay gremmies’. 1976Listener 15 July 54/4 Chubby Checker's ‘The Twist’ is still the number one record in US history. Yayyy! 1977New Wave Mag. No. 7. 9 The Slits won the argument (Yay!) but we didn't get the interview (Boo!). 1980Dirt Bike Oct. 20/3 The steering head of the PE rides on tapered roller bearings. Yaay! 1988A. Lively Blue Fruit 45 Yay, Tommy. Play that thing. 1990DC Action! No. 1. 54 How am I doing? You're doing 75! Yay! |