Hooray
//həˈɹeɪ// intj, noun, verb, slang
intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A shout to signify victory.
- 2 a victory cheer wordnet
- 3 An expression of excitement.
- 4 Ellipsis of Hooray Henry. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, derogatory, ellipsis
"The Caribbean isn’t just for minor royals and hedge-fund hoorays. […] But the hurricanes had not struck the southern Caribbean (they rarely do), and the hedge fund hoorays were clearly confined to Mustique."
Verb
- 1 To shout an expression of excitement.
Intj
- 1 Used to express approval, joy or victory.
"Lizzie has broken a world record, and she is now an Olympic medallist! – Hooray!"
Example
More examples"Hooray! We have another dreamy, starry-eyed idealist to disenfranchise and oppress!"
Etymology
Unknown, first attested in the late 17th c. Possible etymologies: * Alteration of huzzah. This is however questionable. * From hurra in German, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian, húrra in Icelandic, hoera in Dutch.
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