hooray
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hooray
- /həˈɹeɪ/
- /hʊˈɹeɪ/
- /ˈhuːɹeɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
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.
interjection hurray · hurrah · huzzah · hoorah · hooroo
- 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 hoorays · hurray · hurrah · huzzah · hoorah · hooroo
- A shout to signify victory.
- An expression of excitement.
- Ellipsis of Hooray Henry.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 hoorays · hooraying · hoorayed · hurray · hurrah
- To shout an expression of excitement.
