Hooray


[hoo-rey] /hʊˈreɪ/

interjection, verb (used without object), noun
1.
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/huːˈreɪ/
interjection, noun, verb
1.
a variant of hurrah
interjection
2.
(Austral & NZ) Also hooroo (huːˈruː). goodbye; cheerio

see hurrah.

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