See hooroo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "1981, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Splinters, Rigby, page 182,\n‘Hooroo! Hooroo! Hooroo!’ she shouted, tossing handfuls of instant confetti over their happy heads."
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},
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