Just curious. Do you know anyone around you who uses it?
2006-08-26 10:35:06 · 4 answers · asked by Cookie777 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Curiouser and Curiouser, I've searched and searched the internet for this etymological question, and can find nothing. Here in Tennessee, we sometimes use "Yeehaw", but it's always in the sarcastic sense.
Wife: My mother is coming to stay for three weeks.
Me(dejected): Yeehaw. I can't wait.
The only connections that I see with Yeehaw are that Yee and Haw were once used to make an Ox move. Yee and Haw were corrupted from Gee and Gaw.
I know this isn't much help, but I thought I would explain about the Internet thing, in case you don't get any answers.
2006-08-26 10:48:34 · answer #1 · answered by ModernMerlin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking it came about with "square dancing". It was around before "Hee Haw" but they used it and made it popular at that time. Yep, I think xoxo has it right.
2006-08-26 17:46:13 · answer #2 · answered by old_woman_84 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The origin was and excited cowboy, excited cowboys always yell that. Just tell a cowboy lets get naked and see what he yells!
2006-08-26 17:42:48 · answer #3 · answered by g-day mate 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
isn't it from the old "comedy" show Hee Haw? wild guess.
other than that, I'd have no idea.
2006-08-26 17:40:16 · answer #4 · answered by jarm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋