rah

[ rah ]

/ rɑ /

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interjection

(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)

RELATED WORDS

approve, encourage, hurrah

Nearby words

ragweed, ragwork, ragworm, ragwort, ragù, rah, rah-rah, rahab, rahimyar khan, rahman, rahman, tunku abdul

Origin of rah

First recorded in 1865–70; short for hurrah

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Examples from the Web for rah

An enduring example of their seeming distance from the more "rah rah" Bush crowd came on Election Day, 2008.
The Cheney You Don't Know|Matt Latimer|October 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Others are rah (Phaseolus radiatus) and mothi (Phaseolus aconitifolius).
Kashmir|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
A faint flush came over her face, and she got up quickly from her chair and rah downstairs.
Dodo, Volumes 1 and 2|Edward Frederic Benson
Eugene had previously noted the peculiarity of this rowdy, rah!
The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser

Instantly I bolted into the next room to read it aloud to mother and sister, and we all cheered in unison when we came to the Rah!
Letters to His Children|Theodore Roosevelt
Anyway, ould Mennear pulled up short an' clinched Deb'rah by the elbow.
The Astonishing History of Troy Town|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

British Dictionary definitions for rah

rah

/ (rɑː) /

interjection

informal, mainly US short for hurrah

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Word Origin and History for rah

rah

in cheers, 1870, a shortening of hurrah. Adjective rah-rah is attested from 1907, originally indicating college life generally, later enthusiastic cheerleading.

rah

interjection

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