WORD ARCHIVE
YAY
YAY is an expression of joy, approval, or celebration
What YAY does
YAY is happiness that has become a word. Simple, positive, available to any occasion that merits celebration. Unlike WOO, which is loud and physical, YAY can be small and sincere.
YAY as literary candidate
YAY's phonetic simplicity — one syllable, soft consonant, long A — makes it universally accessible. It is one of the few interjections that sounds pleasant to hear. A 261-page book of YAY would be the Archive's most positive title.