chiefly West
as in hey
how delightful the rodeo rider shrieked, "Wahoo!" as he collected his prize money

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Interjection
  • The rules changed completely four years ago, and hey, look at that, Alabama and Georgia are gettable.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But hey, whiskey nerds are gonna whiskey nerd and whiskey sellers are gonna gouge.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
Interjection
  • Depends on location — Phoenix’s school is ZAY-vier, while Tucson’s San Xavier del Bac Mission is San hah-VEE-air.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Rodriguez caught Valkyria on the top rope and finished her off wit ha Tejada Bomb.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Interjection
  • Which … wow, that’s a lot of recent Phillies playoff action … shoutout to former Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski, now running the show in Philadelphia.
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Oh wow, that’s a really good question!
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Wahoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wahoo. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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