Jill in Indianapolis, Indiana, wonders how to spell the one-syllable cheer that starts with Y. Is it yay or yea? Since the 1930s, yay has been used as a little celebratory word. The word yea is much older and used in formal texts to mean...
motarded
adj.— «That sort of response is what we expect from a motarded cluser.» —“Re: Yea Right” by Grendel Usenet: alt.gothic Aug. 18, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
hype man n.— «Puff is up on stage with Biggie rappin’ almost as much as Biggie.He’s not just the “hype man” on stage goin’ Yea Yea, he’s rappin’ whole verses.» —“Re: Suge Vs Puffy” by Richard...

