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Definition of hooray exclamation from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

hooray

 exclamation
(also hurray) exclamation
NAmE//hʊˈreɪ//
 
, NAmE//həˈreɪ//
 
(also hurrah)
 
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  • used to show that you are happy or that you approve of something
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    hip, hip, hooray! (less frequent hip, hip, hurrah!)
     
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    used by a group of people to show their approval of someone. 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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