Yee-Haw

Did you know the expression "yee-haw" actually comes from terms for left and right when driving a horse? Gee and haw. Cowboys would yell these commands at their horses when driving cattle. So, naturally over the years, when imitating a cowboy, one would yell "Yee-haw." Apparently the g lost its place in the gee and became a y...

Here's my little cowboy, trying on my cowboy hat.