hooray

interjection

hoo·​ray hu̇-ˈrā 

variants or less commonly hurrah

hu̇-ˈrȯ,

-ˈrä 

or hurray

hu̇-ˈrā 

—used to express joy, approval, or encouragement

Hip, hip, hooray!

Hooray! I got the job!

Synonyms

• glory
• glory be
• ha
• hah
• hallelujah
• hey
• hot dog
• huzzah
• wahoo [chiefly West]
• whee
• whoopee
• yahoo
• yippee

Examples of hooray in a Sentence

“Hooray!” he cried when he heard that his team had won

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from German hurra

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hooray

interjection

hoo·​ray hu̇-ˈrā 

variants also hurrah

-ˈrȯ 

-ˈrä

or hurray

-ˈrā 

—used to express joy, approval, or encouragement