What does yay mean?

Definitions for yay
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Yaynoun

    a branch of the Tai languages

Wiktionary

  1. Yaynoun

    A branch of the Thai language

  2. Etymology: Alteration of yea. More at yea.

ChatGPT

  1. yay

    Yay is an exclamation of triumph, approval, or encouragement, often used to express joy, enthusiasm, or excitement about something. It's typically used in informal speech or writing.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of yay in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of yay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of yay in a Sentence

  1. Derek Hough:

    All the power to them. I say yay.

  2. Richard Soliz thanks:

    It was just not knowing, and what I did know was confusing and contradictory, so when a person is not totally convinced of something and doesn't have the proper information to determine a yay or nay, perhaps they'll do what I did and do nothing.

  3. Samantha Bee:

    Yay, no more baby internment camps.

  4. Cynthia Ackrill:

    We know that bringing your attention to any form of breath work starts the process of awareness that feeds mindfulness and its benefits, as long as we are all experimenting with mind-body connections with open minds and finding something that calms us, yay!

  5. Betsy Smith:

    Frankly, I find it disingenuous, i think there are going to be people who are going to vote for this thinking, ‘ Yay, we’re going to abolish the police' and that's not what's happening.

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