rah-rah

adjective

ˈrä-(ˌ)rä How to pronounce rah-rah (audio)
ˈrȯ-(ˌ)rȯ
: marked by the enthusiastic expression of college spirit
rah-rah cheerleaders

Examples of rah-rah in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fresh off winning a national championship with the University of Michigan, Harbaugh’s comments and responses to questions Thursday sometimes sounded like the kind of rah-rah clichés that work better at the college level than with older, experienced pros. Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024 The thumbs-down response to Pritzker’s rah-rah moment reflects a growing recognition among the GOP that bashing electric vehicles is a potent wedge issue. Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024 Blake Neely’s score ties everything together and pushes all the right buttons when Masters of the Air wants to be sad or ominous or rah-rah rousing. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The 20,000 fans packed into Madison Square Garden were incandescent with rah-rah, and few could take their eyes off the court. Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023 While Freeman, Betts and Kershaw were leaders by default, none of them possessed outwardly vocal, rah-rah personalities around which the team could rally. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023 Books about crypto tend to fall into one of two categories: rah-rah accounts of how blockchain can better humanity or sneering takedowns that pronounce the whole thing a scam. Byjeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 12 Sep. 2023 Players roll their eyes when a guy comes in on the first day and tries to make a rah-rah speech before earning their respect. Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2023 As the tournament progresses, the rah-rah approach only goes so far, though. Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023

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Word History

Etymology

reduplication of rah

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rah-rah was in 1896

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Cite this Entry

“Rah-rah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rah-rah. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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