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hooray

huh-RAY
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1
An exclamation of joy, approval, or triumph.
"Hooray! We finally won the championship."

How to Use Hooray

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA cheerful shout of celebration or approval.

Easily confused with

Word Forms

hoorayed past tense, hoorays singular

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_____! We finally won the championship.

Etymology

Origin unclear, first recorded in the late 1600s; possibly related to "hurrah" or similar exclamations across Germanic languages.

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