よいしょ

Also written ヨイショ

Meanings

1. Interjection huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho (expression of effort or strain)
2. yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps) See also: 横綱 (よこづな).
3. yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.) See also: 囃子詞 (はやしことば).
4. Noun, する verb, Transitive flattery; buttering up (someone); sucking up to

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