chiefly West
as in hey
how delightful the rodeo rider shrieked, "Wahoo!" as he collected his prize money

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Interjection
  • And hey, maybe the curse isn’t real and something else is happening here.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
  • And hey, who doesn’t want to save a few extra dollars for an indulgent post-trip celebration once the hard work is done?
    Tonia Ryan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Interjection
  • Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Maybe bring in a psychologist to analyze the answers ha.
    Max Bultman, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Interjection
  • Getting to be a part of it and seeing what everyone had worked so hard to create was just such a wow moment for me.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The next time everyone gets together, wow them with Our Best Lasagna which is designed to be the cheesiest and the easiest of them all.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Wahoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wahoo. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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