NN6a
Exclamations of joy—for example, when somebody gets a pleasant surprise, she might shout, “________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| COOL | 10 |
| SWEET | 6 |
| OH MY GOODNESS | 5 |
| AWESOME | 4 |
| HOT DAMN | 4 |
| ALRIGHT | 3 |
| OH MY GOD | 3 |
| WOO HOO | 3 |
| YAY | 3 |
| ALL RIGHT | 2 |
| GOODY | 2 |
| GREAT | 2 |
| WOW | 2 |
| YES | 2 |
| FANTASTIC | 1 |
| GLORY BE | 1 |
| HALLELUJAH | 1 |
| HURRAH | 1 |
| I CAN’T BELIEVE IT | 1 |
| NICE | 1 |
| OH BOY | 1 |
| OH JOY | 1 |
| OH MY | 1 |
| OH MY GOSH | 1 |
| OKAY | 1 |
| RAD | 1 |
| SON OF A GUN | 1 |
| “SQUEEEEE, HEY THERE!, WOW” | 1 |
| WAHOO | 1 |
| WHEE | 1 |
| WHOO HOOO | 1 |
| YAHOOOO | 1 |
| YIPEE | 1 |
| YIPPEE | 1 |
| YIPPEE SKIPPY | 1 |
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