hooray
43
1.4
- interjection
- /hʊˈreɪ/
- Informal
:
hurra
- "Hooray! The team won the championship!"
- Hip-hip hooray
- yell hooray
- shout hooray
So, you know, Hooray, you can clap that.
- So, you know, Hooray, you can clap that.
- You can't say hip, hip, Hooray anymore because it could offend people with a hip injury.
- So, so in other words, what happens is IBM goes up and you go, Hooray, I'm rich, I got all these dollars, I'm going to go put them in a British bank account.
- We are a technology company, Hooray, right?
Examples
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No matter that he could have drowned, they cried, "Hooray!"
Fiction book (1995) -
One of the team members dashed around the room; another shouted, "Hooray!"
Academic text (1991) -
I'll say, "Hooray! We found some pieces of it."
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First is that, hooray, I can run these numbers whenever I want.
Blog text (30) -
I didn't see my shadow, so spring is on its way. Hooray!
Fiction book (1997) -
Linda clapped her hands and said, "Hooray!"
Fiction book (1996) -
Hooray, he won!I knew you'd win!
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Hooray for pizza!
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- Hip, hip, hooray!
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Shad was jumping up and down alongside them, one arm waving wildly in the air, yelling, "Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!"
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
707
9.2
A loud shout people make to show excitement or surprise
359
9.9
A shout people make to show excitement or surprise
185
6.0
A short shout people make to show happiness or excitement
36
9.4
A short sound people say to show surprise or admiration
36
9.9
A short shout people make to show excitement or approval
34
8.4
A sound people make when they suddenly understand or feel pleased
31
8.7
A quiet sound people make when they are surprised or impressed
16
8.3
A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement
16
7.4
A short way to show approval or praise for something done well
14
9.9
A short cry showing surprise or excitement
8
5.5
A word people say to show great joy or relief
5
9.1
To make a short sound that shows admiration or surprise
5
2.6
A shout people make when they are happy or excited
5
7.4
A loud shout people make to show excitement or joy
5
9.9
A shout that shows joy or encourages others
5
9.4
A shout of strong excitement or joy
3
7.9
A short shout people say to show joy or approval
3
9.9
A short sound people make to show surprise or admiration
3
9.9
A loud old-fashioned word people shout to show joy or approval
2
8.7
A short shout people make to show excitement or happiness
1
9.9
A short shout to show excitement or encouragement at a party
1
8.4
A shout that shows strong excitement and approval
1
8.9
A short shout that shows joy or excitement
1
8.2
A loud shout people make to show excitement
1
9.9
A short shout of joy used online
1
8.6
A short shout showing excitement or joy
A loud shout of joy people make when they feel excited
A loud shout to show joy or excitement
People say it to show great happiness or excitement, often as a joke
A loud shout of joy people make together at events like games
Words people say to show relief, joy or surprise
Compounds
How Celebratory
- Informal
8
5.5
32
5.3
- Informal
3
7.9
- Informal
43
1.4
- Informal
185
6.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hooray is best remembered as a shouted cheer like hurrah or huzzah that people call out for good news or a win. So when you say hooray you make a short, excited sound that means 'I am happy' or 'well done'.