Definition of booyah
—used to express triumph or exuberance Booyah! Danish scientists found that women with skinny thighs had a higher risk of heart disease and premature death than those with meatier ones. — Emmalie Vance, Parenting School Years, July 2012 … Chris Parnell [plays] the sort of gung-ho, self-obsessed vice principal who says, “Booya!” when he gets something right. — Ted Cox, Chicago Daily Herald, 18 Mar. 2008
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First Known Use of booyah
1990
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