hooray

== English == === Alternative forms === hurray, hurrah, huzzah, hoorah === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /həˈɹeɪ/, /hʊˈɹeɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ === Interjection === hooray Used to express approval, joy or victory. ==== Synonyms ==== (expression of approval): see Thesaurus:well done (expression of joy): see Thesaurus:yay ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hooray (plural hoorays) A shout to signify victory. An expression of excitement. (UK, colloquial, derogatory) Ellipsis of Hooray Henry. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hooray (third-person singular simple present hoorays, present participle hooraying, simple past and past participle hoorayed) To shout an expression of excitement. ==== Synonyms ==== hurrah ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === yarooh