SINCE 1828
booyah
interjection
boo·yah
| \ ˈbü-¦yä
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variants:
or boo-yah
or less commonly booya
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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