[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Yay" (Interjection)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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yay (OED 1963)

1916 Charlotte Morrill History of Adelphi Academy 163 (Internet Archive)

T-E-A-M  Yay! Team! (repeat three times).

Fred Shapiro

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