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

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Interjection
  • Setting it in one building also set off ah-ha moments.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Amid the federal vaccine policy upheaval, these groups and other major organizations ha ve broken with federal guidance and published their own vaccine recommendations – and some states have formally adopted these recommendations, too.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2025
Interjection
  • And hey, guess what — Guy finishes the episode by, to some degree, taking my suggestion.
    Lily Osler, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But, hey, Aaron Judge is still really good.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Interjection
  • Tries a first flight from the escarpment, a learner breeze across the valley, and realises – wow!
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • This is where luxury, experience, and wow-factor meet.
    Jim Augerinos, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Wahoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wahoo. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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