huzzah
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huzzah
- /həˈzɑː/
Rhymes with -ɑː
Where it comes from
Likely originally a hoisting cry, possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly to the cognate Swedish hissa (“to hoist; huzzah”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”) and French Ho, hisse! (“Hey, hoist!”). First attested in the 1570s.
interjection huzza
- Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting.
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Used as a cheer indicating exaltation, enjoyment, or approval.
Deposed King: 'KING KNIGHT REIGNS NO MORE? HUZZAH! NOW I CAN RULE PRIDEMOOR! HURRAH!'
Similar: hooray
noun huzzahs · huzza
- A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event. The night that she was awakened by the loud huzzah of the Watchman on her palace roof, she thrilled with the hope that her vengeance awaited only the arrival of the propitious hour.
verb huzzahs · huzzahing · huzzahed · huzza
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To cheer (someone or something) with a huzzah sound.
Towns have been taken, and battles have been won; the mob has huzza'd round bonefires, the Stentor of the chappel has ſtrained his throat in the gallery, and the Stentor of S——m has deafned his audience from the pulpit.
Similar: cheer on, hurrah, hurray, acclaim, acclamate, applaud, hail, barrack, beclap, cheer, clap, encheer
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Talk about this word "huzzah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/huzzah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. huzzah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/huzzah "huzzah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/huzzah.Cite this
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title = {huzzah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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