hurrah

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noun hur·rah \ hu̇-ˈrȯ , -ˈrä ; ˈhü-ˌrȯ , -ˌrä \

variants: or less commonly hooray play \hu̇-ˈrā\ or hoorah play \hu̇-ˈrä, -ˈrȯ\

Definition of hurrah

1 a :excitement, fanfare

b :cheer 7

2 :fuss

Recent Examples of hurrah from the Web

Should there be demonstrations to yank down such a racialist and Franco-ist hurrah?

— victor davis hanson, National Review, "Our War against Memory," 22 Aug. 2017
Summer may be coming to an end, but Labor Day weekend is right around the corner, which means one last hurrah in the sunshine, and, of course, plenty of end-of-season shopping.

— de elizabeth, Allure, "Dermstore's Labor Day Sale Is Huge — Here's What to Shop," 22 Aug. 2017
But speaking of the late, great Queen of Thorns: her last hurrah helps underline the growing distance between the Lannister twins.

— joanna robinson, HWD, "Game of Thrones: This Gruesome Callback May Have Just Sealed Cersei’s Fate," 30 July 2017
But speaking of the late, great Queen of Thorns: her last hurrah helps underline the growing distance between the Lannister twins.

— joanna robinson, vanityfair.com, "Game of Thrones:," 30 July 2017
That discovery process began a day later than anticipated, after MU had one last hurrah for Anderson with a dramatic victory in the SEC tournament opener against Auburn.

— vahe gregorian, kansascity, "Kim Anderson’s dream job at Mizzou became a nightmare; here’s how he found peace at Pitt State," 28 July 2017
This may be the last hurrah for this particular Pittsburgh squad, what with Andrew McCutchen set to hit free agency at season's end.

— si.com staff, SI.com, "Roundtable: Answering the five most pressing questions of MLB trade deadline week," 25 July 2017
But this weekend will be the last hurrah in the market's current location at 619 Frenchmen St. Gaar said that she's been evicted from the property by the owner Gregor Fox, who rents the property to the Art Market.

— doug maccash, NOLA.com, "Frenchmen Street Art Market has been evicted," 20 July 2017
The Palace Bar isn’t going out without one last big hurrah.

— johnny diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Miami Beach's Palace Bar expected to close, for now," 29 June 2017

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First Known Use of hurrah

1686

hurrah, hurray

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hur·rah \ hu̇-ˈrȯ , -ˈrä \

Less common variants of hooray

—used to express joy, approval, or encouragement

Hip, hip, hooray!

Hooray! I got the job!

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