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to say hooroo

to say hooroo

9.9
To say goodbye to someone in a friendly, informal way
  • phrasal verb
  • Australian
translation icon : decir adiós
  • She waved at the crowd and said hooroo after the party ended.

Examples

  • It's almost midnight; I think it's time to say hooroo and head home.

  • Before leaving for her trip, he stopped to say hooroo to his coworkers.

  • We always say hooroo before leaving.

  • Don't forget to say hooroo to everyone!

  • As we parted ways at the airport, I turned to my friends to say hooroo before my flight.

  • After the final meeting, it was time to say hooroo to all my colleagues.

  • At the end of the school year, we gathered to say hooroo to each other and share our plans for summer.

Synonyms

to say goodbye
vsto say hooroo
562 1.0

To tell someone you are leaving and wish them well

is an informal Australian way to express parting words
to wave goodbye
vsto say hooroo
19 1.3

Move your hand back and forth to show you are saying goodbye

is spoken rather than a physical gesture and is informal Australian
to say farewell
vsto say hooroo
  • Formal
12 3.8

To tell someone goodbye before you leave, often in a formal or sad way

is more casual and regional than the formal or emotional expression

Antonyms

to welcome
583 1.0

Greet someone in a friendly way when they arrive

How Emotional

to kiss goodbye
  • Informal
2 5.0
to say hooroo
  • Australian
9.9

Surface Forms

say hooroo infinitive
said hooroo past
said hooroo past participle
saying hooroo present participle
says hooroo third person singular

Morphology

say + hooroo

The construction is directly compositional: 'say' (to speak) plus a farewell lexical item 'hooroo' yields the meaning 'to say goodbye' with no idiomatic shift. Although 'hooroo' is regional Australian slang and may be unfamiliar to many B1 learners, if a learner knows both constituents the overall meaning is immediately predictable.

Etymology

Say hooroo comes from the Australian farewell hooroo, a short, friendly shout people used when they were leaving. One popular story says hooroo grew from a quick spoken 'hurry' or playful sound made at parting, and that lively shout is why say hooroo means 'to say goodbye'.