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Definition of yo-hah in English:
yo-hah
(also yohay, yo hah, yohah)
noun
UShistorical
An exclamation of ‘yo-hah’, indicative of pleasure, approbation, or assent; communal assent or agreement as indicated by such an exclamation.
exclamation
UShistorical
An exclamation of pleasure, approbation, or assent. Now rare.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Treaty held at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with Indians Six Nations. Apparently from a North American Indian language; probably ultimately of imitative origin.
