hooray
noun
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L322030 on Wikidata ↗interjection
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L334008 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /həˈɹeɪ/ / /hʊˈɹeɪ/ / /ˈhuːɹeɪ/
intj
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.
- Used to express approval, joy or victory.
“Lizzie has broken a world record, and she is now an Olympic medallist! – Hooray!”
- goodbye.
““And I told him, ‘I even guarantee I’ll take (the girl) to the airport and put her on a plane and wave, Hooray’.””
noun
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.
- A shout to signify victory.
- An expression of excitement.
- Ellipsis of Hooray Henry.
“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
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.
- To shout an expression of excitement.