wahoo
- interjection
- /wɑːˈhuː/
- Informal
:
¡wahoo!
- She shouted wahoo when she found out she had passed her exam.
Examples
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Wahoo! We won the game!
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After finishing the marathon, he threw his arms up and yelled wahoo in celebration.
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When the team scored the winning goal, the crowd erupted with a loud wahoo.
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After finishing the race, she shouted, "wahoo! I did it!"
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When she received the good news, she couldn't help but yell wahoo in excitement.
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He jumped up and down, shouting wahoo after winning the lottery.
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Seeing her friends after a long time, she exclaimed wahoo with joy.
Synonyms
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1.0
A short word people say to show surprise or admiration
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
76
4.6
A short laugh showing surprise or small victory
46
4.9
A loud high shout to show excitement or joy
43
1.4
A short shout to show excitement or happiness
36
9.4
A short sound people say to show surprise or admiration
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
5
9.1
To make a short sound that shows admiration or surprise
5
7.4
A loud shout people make to show excitement or joy
5
2.6
A shout people make when they are happy or excited
5
9.9
A shout that shows joy or encourages others
5
9.4
A shout of strong excitement or joy
3
9.9
A loud old-fashioned word people shout to show joy or approval
3
7.9
A short shout people say to show joy or approval
3
9.8
A short sound people make to show fake excitement about something boring
3
9.9
A short sound people make to show surprise or admiration
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
8.9
A short shout that shows joy or excitement
1
9.9
A short shout showing excitement and admiration about someone's appearance
1
8.2
A loud shout people make to show excitement
1
9.9
A short cry showing triumph or scorn when you catch someone out
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 short excited word typed online to show joy
A short excited sound people make to show sudden delight
A loud shout of joy people make together at events like games
How Excited
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word wahoo as a shout is like the loud happy cries woo-hoo or yahoo, and people use it to show joy or excitement. A helpful way to remember it is that you say wahoo when you feel great or win something.