hooray
English
Alternative forms
- hurray, hurrah, huzzah, hoorah
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /həˈɹeɪ/
Audio (RP) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪ
Interjection
hooray
- Used to express approval, joy or victory.
- Lizzie has broken a world record, and she is now an Olympic medallist! – Hooray!
Synonyms
- (expression of approval): see Thesaurus:well done
- (expression of joy): see Thesaurus:yay
Derived terms
- boo-hooray
- hip hip hooray
- hooray for Hollywood
Translations
elated expression of approval
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Noun
hooray (plural hoorays)
- A shout to signify victory.
- An expression of excitement.
Translations
a shout to signify victory
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an expression of excitement
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Verb
hooray (third-person singular simple present hoorays, present participle hooraying, simple past and past participle hoorayed)
- To shout an expression of excitement.
Synonyms
- hurrah
Translations
to shout an expression of excitement
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Anagrams
- yarooh