hooray

hoo-ray · interjection

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Definitions

interjection

  1. 1.

    An exclamation of joy, approval, or celebration.

  2. 2.

    A shout of hooray.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    hip, hip, hooray — traditional cheer, usually repeated three times
  • •
    Hooray Henry — (British) a loud, upper-class young man

Related words

Antonyms: boo
See also: cheer, hurrah, hurray, yay
Synonyms: hurrah, hurray, woohoo, yay

Etymology

Alteration of hurrah, which may derive from German hurra or a similar exclamation. First recorded in English in the late 17th century. The various spellings (hooray, hurray, hurrah) have been used interchangeably.