Huzzah

//həˈzɑː// intj, noun, verb

intj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.
Verb
  1. 1
    To cheer (someone or something) with a huzzah sound. ambitransitive

    "Towns have been taken, and battles have been won; the mob has huzza'd round bonefires, the Stentor of the chappel has ſtrained his throat in the gallery, and the Stentor of S——m has deafned his audience from the pulpit."

Intj
  1. 1
    Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting. dated
  2. 2
    Used as a cheer indicating exaltation, enjoyment, or approval. archaic, humorous, literary, poetic, sometimes

    "Deposed King: 'KING KNIGHT REIGNS NO MORE? HUZZAH! NOW I CAN RULE PRIDEMOOR! HURRAH!'"

Synonyms

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hoorayacclaimacclamatealleluiaapplaudapplaud

Antonyms

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boo

Example

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"Deposed King: 'KING KNIGHT REIGNS NO MORE? HUZZAH! NOW I CAN RULE PRIDEMOOR! HURRAH!'"

Etymology

Likely originally a hoisting cry, possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly cognate Swedish hissa (“to hoist; huzzah”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”) and French Ho, hisse! (“Hey, hoist!”). First attested in the 1570s.

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