Yippy Skippy

Yesterday, when walking towards the bus, Yamina told me that she knew from a song that the word "yep" meant "yes". I told her that that was correct, and that one can pretty much use any word he chooses to mean "yes". I used for my example, "yippy skippy" or "yipper skipper". Marie, who was walking with us, asked me what "skip" meant. Not knowing the word in French, I acted it out and skipped like a dweeb on the sidewalk. (I do love skipping, but there comes a certain age when people start judging.)
Marie loved it and thought it was hilarious. So after going home and telling her parents, she went around most of today skipping randomly and saying "yippy skippy"!
I love the French!