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

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Interjection
  • That was a, hey, there’s a Hall of Fame player in this clubhouse.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But hey, that’s football, and that’s the NFL; a game of inches and a league founded on clutch.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 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
  • Since then, the brand has extended the range, including the Translucent Loose Talc-Free Setting Powder Ultra-Blur, which continues to wow our testers.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Regal Irvine Spectrum has already racked up close to $100K (wow).
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Wahoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wahoo. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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