Hooray

/həˈɹeɪ/ intj, noun, verb, slang

intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shout to signify victory.
  2. 2
    a victory cheer wordnet
  3. 3
    An expression of excitement.
  4. 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. 1
    To shout an expression of excitement.
Intj
  1. 1
    Used to express approval, joy or victory.

    "Lizzie has broken a world record, and she is now an Olympic medallist! – Hooray!"

Synonyms

All synonyms
alleluiaalleluiasapplaudapplausebanzaibingo

Example

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"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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