# yeehaw

**Pronunciation:** YEEHAW

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Yeehaw means of or relating to cowboys or the southern United States.

## Examples

- The writer described the response as yeehaw.
- A yeehaw tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became yeehaw after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- yeehaw + noun — Use yeehaw before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a yeehaw reaction.
- become yeehaw — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became yeehaw near the end.

## Collocations

- yeehaw behavior — The teacher calmly handled the yeehaw behavior.
- yeehaw tone — The email had an yeehaw tone.

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