booyah

interjection

boo·​yah ˈbü-¦yä 

variants or boo-yah or less commonly booya

—used to express triumph or exuberance

Booyah! Danish scientists found that women with skinny thighs had a higher risk of heart disease and premature death than those with meatier ones.

—Emmalie Vance, Parenting School Years, July 2012

… Chris Parnell [plays] the sort of gung-ho, self-obsessed vice principal who says, "Booya!" when he gets something right.

—Ted Cox, Chicago Daily Herald, 18 Mar. 2008

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

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