yatta

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Meaning · English

An exclamation of happiness or excitement.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Okay. Let's just launch a killer attack on the whole tribe! Kill off Cologne and Shampoo first, then get rid of the rest of the bunch! Then no more Shampoo-like girls going to attack people who beat them up, since they're all dead! Yatta!! Good idea!!!

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “yatta” mean?

An exclamation of happiness or excitement.

Is “yatta” formal or informal?

yatta is generally slang.