hooray
interjection
a word that you shout to show that you are excited and happy about something
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Ways of expressing happiness and pleasure
good for/on someone
used for saying that you are happy about something good that someone has done or that has happened to them
hallelujah
interjection
used for expressing happiness that something you had been waiting for or hoping for has happened
thank God/goodness/heaven(s)
used for saying that you are happy that something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened
wonders will never cease
used for saying that you are very surprised and happy about something
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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