huzzah

"Huzzah" on a sign at a Fourth of July celebration

Meanings

Noun

  • A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.

Verb

  • To cheer with a huzzah sound.

Related

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Origin

  • Likely originally a hoisting cry , possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly cognate Swedish hissa ("to hoist; huzzah").

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