Yay
Updated: 06/27/2017 by Computer Hope
![Woman saying Yay with arms up in the air.](/jargon/y/yay.png)
Yay is a term used to express excitement or joy about something said in text-based communication, such as chat or SMS (short message service). Below is an example of how this could be used in chat.
User1: Congratulations you won a new computer!
User2: Ohh yay!
Similar chat terms that relate to this term that have the same or similar meanings are woohoo and yippie.