- (also hurrah, hurray)used to show that you are happy or that you approve of something
- (also hooroo)(Australian English, New Zealand English) goodbye
Idioms
See hooray in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryhip, hip, hooray!
(also less frequent hip, hip, hurrah/hurray!)
- used by a group of people to show their approval of somebody. One person in the group says ‘hip, hip’ and the others then shout ‘hooray’.
- ‘Three cheers for the bride and groom: Hip, hip…’ ‘Hooray!’
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