Meaning of hi-yah | Babel Free

Definitions

Accompanying an attacking move in (parodies of) Eastern martial arts such as karate.

humorous, often

Examples

“She leaped down beside him and took a karate stance. “Hi-yah!” she shouted. She kicked as high as she could, first with one foot, then with the other.”

“I double over and hear a karate ninja sound. “Hi Yah!” A sharp chop to my neck brings me down to the floor. What just happened?”

CEFR level