hurrah

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

Also spelled Hooroar, hooroaring, and hooroars

US /həˈrɑ/ UK /hʊˈrɑː/ See IPA manual

intj noun verb

Meanings

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intj
a shout of joy, triumph, or approval

The crowd let out a deafening hurrah as the team scored.

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1 intj · a shout of joy, triumph, or... hoorayhuzzahcheeryaybravohurray

Opposites

boo

Word family

Related forms hoorayhuzzah

Etymology

An alteration of earlier huzza, a shout of joy or encouragement, probably of imitative origin and reinforced by German and Scandinavian hurra.

Topics

Emotions & Feelings

# hurrah

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** intj, noun, verb
**IPA (US):** həˈrɑ
**IPA (UK):** hʊˈrɑː

## Meanings
1. a shout of joy, triumph, or approval

## Examples
- The crowd let out a deafening hurrah as the team scored.

## Synonyms
- hooray
- huzzah
- cheer
- yay
- bravo
- hurray

## Antonyms
- boo

## Related Forms
- hooray
- huzzah

## Etymology
An alteration of earlier huzza, a shout of joy or encouragement, probably of imitative origin and reinforced by German and Scandinavian hurra.

## AI Etymology
Hurrah is an alteration of earlier huzza, a shout of joy or encouragement, probably of imitative origin and reinforced by German and Scandinavian hurra. As an interjection, hurrah means a shout of joy, triumph, or approval. The same family is visible in related forms such as hooray and huzzah. The uncertainty belongs to the older derivation, so the explanation should preserve alternatives rather than choosing one unsupported origin.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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