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

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Interjection
  • But hey, Greene — who does have tattoos! — is now free to find fresh talent from among his remaining cast members.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
  • Shepherd is a mercurial oddball who has a habit of talking to corpses — but hey, whatever works.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 1 June 2025
Interjection
  • The robot faded more and more, just like the memory of my ex—ha!
    Marie Lodi, Allure, 1 June 2025
  • Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Interjection
  • Either way, somebody’s going to get a chance to wow Vance Joseph and company across the coming weeks.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
  • Aro already had developed that wow factor during his sophomore and junior years for Sandburg.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
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“Wahoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wahoo. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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