hooray

/ huːˈreɪ /

interjection

1. a variant of hurrah

interjection

1. Alsohooroohuːˈruː goodbye; cheerio

Example Sentences

“It’s such an important celebratory cheer, like our version of ‘hip hip hooray,’” added Cravalho.

From Los Angeles Times

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

A hooray is needed to go with this last hurrah.

From Los Angeles Times

"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

Then he called out, “Hip, hip, hooray,” and 4,000 people raised their headgear into the air, creating a moment of sublime choreographic synchronicity.

From New York Times

Related Words

• cry
• exclamation
• expletive
• insertion
• interpolation
• interposition
• shout