Yay

Updated: 06/27/2017 by Computer Hope
Woman saying Yay with arms up in the air.

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.

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