hurrah

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(hʊ-rä', -rô', hə-) pronunciation

also hoo·ray or hur·ray (-rā')
interj.
Used as an exclamation of pleasure, approval, elation, or victory.

n.

A shout of "hurrah."
Excitement; fanfare.

v., -rahed, also -rayed, or -rayed, -rah·ing, -ray·ing, or -ray·ing, -rahs, -rays, or -rays.

v.tr.
To applaud, cheer, or approve (someone or something) by shouting "hurrah."

v.intr.
To shout "hurrah."

[Alteration of HUZZAH.]

hooray

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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang:

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int, Austral and NZ

Goodbye. (1898 —) .
New Zealand Listener Best of luck on the lake. Hooray! (1965)

[From earlier use as an exclamation of pleasure.]

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Praise, Exaltation, Flattery, and Applause - hurrah: (interj) hooray

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Dansk (Danish)
int. - råbe hurra, sige farvel
n. - hurra, farvel

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoera

Français (French)
int. - hourra (excl)
n. - hourra
v. intr. - crier hourra

Deutsch (German)
int. - Hurra
n. - Hurra
v. - Hurra rufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
int. - ζήτω
n. - ζήτω, ζητωκραυγή
v. - ζητωκραυγάζω

Italiano (Italian)
urrà

Português (Portuguese)
int. - Hurra!
n. - grito (m) de entusiasmo
v. - dar gritos de entusiasmo

Русский (Russian)
ура

Español (Spanish)
int. - ¡viva!
n. - vitoreo
v. intr. - vivar, vitorear

Svenska (Swedish)
int. - hurra!
n. - hurra
v. - hurra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
好哇, 万岁, 叫好声, 喝彩声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
int. - 好哇, 萬歲
n. - 叫好聲, 喝彩聲, 萬歲

한국어 (Korean)
int. - 만세
n. - 만세

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 喝采

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(نداء) صوت يصدر في المخاطبه للتعبير عن الفوز أو الثناء (الاسم) الصوت نفسه (فعل) يصدر مثل هذا الصوت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
int. - ‮הידד!‬
n. - ‮הידד, "שלום" לפרידה (אוסטרליה וניו/זילנד)‬

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