huzzah
Americaninterjection
noun
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the exclamation “huzzah.”
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an instance of giving praise or applause; accolade.
The newspaper's review was one big huzzah for the new movie.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
interjection
Usage
What does huzzah! Huzzah is a word to shout when you want to celebrate something.Huzzah is an interjection, meaning it’s a term used to express emotion, often outside of a sentence.Huzzah is sometimes spelled huzza. Similar and related words are hurrah, hoorah, hooray, and hurray (all of which probably derive from or were influenced by huzzah). All of these words are used in the same way—as a celebratory exclamation (something to shout in celebration).Huzzah started as something to shout out loud, but today it’s probably pretty rare for people to literally shout “Huzzah!” It sounds very old-timey—perhaps even more so than hurrah—and people are more into yelling woo! and woo-hoo! But huzzah is still used as an interjection in informal, conversational writing, such as social media posts and texts. To show appreciation for something in particular, you might write huzzah for followed by that thing, as in Huzzah for three-day weekends!Huzzah can be used as a verb meaning to shout huzzah.It can also be used to refer to a cheer of huzzah (as in a big huzzah from the crowd) or to an instance of praise (as in You got quite the huzzah from the boss today).Example: Huzzah! The package I ordered is here!
Other Word Forms
- unhuzzahed adjective
Etymology
Origin of huzzah
1565–75; variant of earlier hussa, hissa sailors' cry; hoise
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It means, huzzah, there is a huge audience for romances about people who aren't white, who aren't straight and who aren't total selfish brats.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2018
And so, when I learned that Oregon writer Brian Doyle had created Stevenson’s “lost novel,” I gave a huzzah followed by a skeptical harrumph.
From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2017
Well, huzzah for Mr. Berninger, whose event sports some smart gravitas amid the Hollywood stars, broadcast personalities, athletes and performers also attending the big show.
From Washington Times • Jan. 5, 2015
Naturally, this is completely unacceptable so Google has invented an Android OS for your car dashboard, huzzah!
From Forbes • Jun. 27, 2014
“Yes, yes, so the litde brat didn’t get himself killed and now he’ll have an even bigger head. Well, huzzah for that. In other announcements, there will be no canoe races this Saturday.. ..”
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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