"hooroo" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /həˈɹuː/ (note: hooray), /ˈhuːɹuː/ (note: goodbye) Audio: EN-AU ck1 hooroo.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From 1700s British hooray or hurray, which was also used in Australia to mean goodbye. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hooray}} hooray, {{m|en|hurray}} hurray, {{m|en|goodbye}} goodbye Head templates: {{en-interj}} hooroo
  1. Hooray. Categories (topical): Farewells
    Sense id: en-hooroo-en-intj-V-SJ2w0i Disambiguation of Farewells: 78 0 22
  2. (Australia, colloquial) Goodbye. Tags: Australia, colloquial Synonyms (goodbye): ooroo
    Sense id: en-hooroo-en-intj-K2h9timL Categories (other): Australian English Disambiguation of 'goodbye': 0 100 0

Verb

IPA: /həˈɹuː/ (note: hooray), /ˈhuːɹuː/ (note: goodbye) Audio: EN-AU ck1 hooroo.ogg [Australia] Forms: hooroos [present, singular, third-person], hoorooing [participle, present], hoorooed [participle, past], hoorooed [past]
Etymology: From 1700s British hooray or hurray, which was also used in Australia to mean goodbye. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hooray}} hooray, {{m|en|hurray}} hurray, {{m|en|goodbye}} goodbye Head templates: {{en-verb}} hooroo (third-person singular simple present hooroos, present participle hoorooing, simple past and past participle hoorooed)
  1. To give a cheer of "hooroo".
    Sense id: en-hooroo-en-verb-BRovbV80

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hooroo meaning in English (4.8kB)

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