whee

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wiː/
Audio (GA) (file)
Rhymes: -iː
Homophones: we, wee (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Interjection

whee

(childish) An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, sometimes from rapid physical motion.
- 2001, Ricardo L Garcia, Coal camp days: a boy's remembrance‎
  She twisted the rubber band extra tight. Sure enough, the tractor spun off much faster. Whee! She really liked to see it go fast on the living room floor.
- 2009, Phil and Kaja Foglio, Girl Genius, Volume 9, p. 81:
  It'll be a secret! Whee!

Synonyms

(childish expression of enjoyment): whoopee, yay, yeah, yippee

Translations

expression of pleasure or enjoyment

French: ouais (with the i repeated as often as desired)

Portuguese: oba (pt)

Anagrams

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