hooray en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
- /həˈɹeɪ/ approval, joy, victory
- (US) audio
- /ˈhuːɹeɪ/ goodbye
- /hʊˈɹeɪ/ approval, joy, victory
Etymology
Unknown, first attested in the late 17th c. Possible etymologies: * Alteration of huzzah. This is however questionable. * From hurra in German, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian, húrra in Icelandic, hoera in Dutch.
Meanings
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Used to express approval, joy or victory.
Lizzie has broken a world record, and she is now an Olympic medallist! – Hooray!
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(Australia, colloquial) goodbye.
“And I told him, ‘I even guarantee I’ll take (the girl) to the airport and put her on a plane and wave, Hooray’.”
2026 April 18, Janet Albrechtsen, “The Good, the Bad and the (Ugly): Why Pauline Hanson’s influence has never been stronger”, in The Australian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hurrah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| huzzah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hoorah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hooroo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hurray | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
boo-hooray · hip hip hooray · hooray for Hollywood
Synonyms
well done (expression of approval) · yay (expression of joy)
Translations (45)
pt viva! (elated expression of approval) · no hurra (elated expression of approval) · nl hoera (elated expression of approval) · es olé (elated expression of approval) · la euge (elated expression of approval) · gd hò-rò! (elated expression of approval) · izh urraa (elated expression of approval) · bg ура́ (elated expression of approval) · grc ἰή (elated expression of approval) · fi hurraa (elated expression of approval) · fr hourra ! (elated expression of approval) · ja やった (elated expression of approval) · lt valio (elated expression of approval) · it urrà (elated expression of approval) · cmn 好哇 (elated expression of approval) · uk сла́ва (elated expression of approval) · ast viva (elated expression of approval) · kk алақай (elated expression of approval) · gl viva! (elated expression of approval) · eo hura (elated expression of approval) · ast ixuxú (elated expression of approval) · es ¡hurra! (elated expression of approval) · ga abú (elated expression of approval) · vi vạn tuế (elated expression of approval) · es ¡viva! (elated expression of approval) · it evviva (elated expression of approval) · sv hurra (elated expression of approval) · ru ура́ (elated expression of approval) · ja 万歳 (elated expression of approval) · ru сла́ва (elated expression of approval) · he הֵידָד (elated expression of approval) · ka ვაშა (elated expression of approval) · cs hurá (elated expression of approval) · de hurra! (elated expression of approval) · tr hurra (elated expression of approval) · cmn 萬歲 /万岁 (elated expression of approval) · is húrra! (elated expression of approval) · mi hūrē (elated expression of approval) · ka ურა (elated expression of approval) · ko 만세 (elated expression of approval) · grc ἀλαλαί (elated expression of approval) · uk ура́ (elated expression of approval) · vi hoan hô (elated expression of approval) · he הֶאָח (elated expression of approval) · pl hura (elated expression of approval)