exclamation
- used to express joy, triumph, or excitement
Usage: informal
adverb
- used to indicate a measurement or extent, typically with gestures
Usage: informal
Examples
- Yay! We won the game!
- Yay, it’s finally Friday!
- The fish was yay big when I caught it.
- She’s about yay tall, maybe five feet.
- Yay! No homework tonight!
- The box should be yay wide to fit through the door.