hooray

interjectionnounverbcommon in dialogue

//həˈɹeɪ//
//hʊˈɹeɪ//
//ˈhuːɹeɪ//

Used to express approval, joy or victory.

interjection

1
Used to express approval, joy or victory.
Lizzie has broken a world record, and she is now an Olympic medallist! – Hooray!
2
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’.”

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.

noun

1
A shout to signify victory.
2
An expression of excitement.
3
Variant of Hooray HenryEllipsis 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

1
To shout an expression of excitement.

Forms

plural: hoorays
past tense: hoorayed
past participle: hoorayed
present participle: hooraying
third person singular: hoorays

hooper · The European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus).Hooper · A surname originating as an occupation for a person who made…hoops · Basketball.

hooray · Used to express approval, joy or victory.

hoot · A derisive cry or shout.Hoot · A surname.hooting · The sound of a hoot, or the occasion of producing this sound.

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