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Yippee kiy yay, motherfucker!
— John McClane ‧ Die Hard
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A loud, profane exclamation of defiance. The speaker faces someone with swagger, pairing a cheerful, nonsense-sounding cowboy cry with a vulgar insult. The result is a cocky, aggressive battle cry meant to sound fearless rather than polite.
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