hooray

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/həˈɹeɪ/
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/həˈɹeɪ/ · /hʊˈɹeɪ/ · /ˈhuːɹeɪ/

Definition of hooray

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

intj

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

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

  1. A shout to signify victory.
  2. An expression of excitement.
  3. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, derogatory, ellipsis)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

  1. To shout an expression of excitement.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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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