# hooray

Pronunciation: say "huh-RAY" /həˈɹeɪ/

## Interjection

1. Used to express approval, joy, or a feeling of victory.
   - Simple: Used to show that you are happy, excited, or have won.
   - _Hooray! The results came back, and she passed every exam._
   - _When the announcement came, the whole office erupted in a chorus of "Hooray!"_

## Noun

2. A shout given to signify victory.
   - Simple: A happy shout that people make to celebrate winning.
   - _A triumphant hooray echoed across the stadium as the final whistle blew._
   - _The soldiers greeted the news of their victory with a rousing hooray._
3. A shout or cry that expresses excitement.
   - Simple: A shout that shows you are excited.
   - _A delighted hooray escaped her as the curtains rose on the show._
   - _He couldn't hold back a hooray when the first snow began to fall._
5. Ellipsis of Hooray Henry. *(colloquial, UK)* — Ellipsis of Hooray Henry.
   - Simple: Short form of Hooray Henry. It means a loud, rich young man, and is used to make fun of him.
   - _A pair of red-trousered Hoorays sped past in a vintage sports car._
   - _He turned out to be exactly the kind of braying Hooray she despised._

## Verb

4. To give a loud cry of excitement, as a crowd does when it cheers.
   - Simple: To shout out loud because you feel excited.
   - _The crowd hoorayed wildly when the fireworks lit up the sky._
   - _Children hooray whenever the ice cream truck turns the corner._

## Origin

The origin is unknown, with the word first attested in the late 17th century. It may be an alteration of "huzzah," though this is questionable, or it may derive from "hurra" in German, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian, "húrra" in Icelandic, and "hoera" in Dutch.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hooray (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).