hooroo

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hooroo

/həˈɹuː/
/ˈhuːɹuː/

Where it comes from

From 1700s British hooray or hurray, which was also used in Australia to mean goodbye.

interjection ooroo

Hooray. Placing it triumphantly on the mahogany desk before him, he exclaims — “Hooroo ! Ho-ooo-roo-ooo ! in a husky voice, and sinks exhausted on a satin divan. “What′s the row, Hiram?” all cry, gathering eagerly about him. “Hooroo! I′m a rich man! I′ve got my patent!”
Australia, colloquial Goodbye. “I′d better be going. Hooroo.” “Hooroo.”

verb hooroos · hoorooing · hoorooed · ooroo

To give a cheer of "hooroo".

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@misc{hooroo_2026,
  title = {hooroo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hooroo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}