hooray
Britishinterjection
interjection
Explanation
Use the word hooray when you have something to celebrate. Hooray is usually shouted or called out in a happy voice. You might shout, "Hooray!" when your favorite team wins a basketball tournament, or when your best friend receives a special honor during graduation. Hooray is a great word to write in response to someone's good news. The exclamation hooray was first used in the late 1600's, right around the same time as its synonym, hurrah. Huzza and huzzah are older words with the same meaning, and all of them are very similar to cheers in German, Danish, and Swedish.
Example Sentences
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Apple also has the Brad Pitt movie “F1,” so… hooray for corporate synergy!
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
By the time Christmas dinner is over, I have just enough food enthusiasm left for one final hooray to make it through New Year's.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2023
A hooray is needed to go with this last hurrah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
"Hip hip hooray, hip hip hooray, hip hip hooray, well done Queen Buffy," which was followed by a large cheer from the rain-drenched crowd.
From BBC ● May 7, 2023
I tried not to look in their direction so I wouldn’t spoil my hooray feeling, but when the whistle blew for visitors to leave, I went to Andrea and stood beside her.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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