different between hooray vs booyah

English

Alternative forms

• hurray, hurrah, huzzah, hoorah

Etymology

Unknown, first attested in the late 17th c. Possible etymologies:

• Alteration of huzzah. This is however questionable.
• From hurra in German, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian, húrra in Icelandic, hoera in Dutch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h???e?/
• Rhymes: -e?

Interjection

hooray

1. Used to express approval, joy or victory.

Synonyms

• (expression of approval): see Thesaurus:well done
• (expression of joy): see Thesaurus:yay

Derived terms

• hip hip hooray
• hip hip hurrah

Translations

Noun

hooray (plural hoorays)

1. A shout to signify victory.
2. An expression of excitement.

Translations

Verb

hooray (third-person singular simple present hoorays, present participle hooraying, simple past and past participle hoorayed)

1. To shout an expression of excitement.

Synonyms

• hurrah

Translations

Anagrams

• yarooh

English

Alternative forms

• boo-yah
• booya
• boo-ya
• booyeah
• boo-yay
• booyakasha

Interjection

booyah

1. Expressing excitement and anticipation.

   Let's go storm that hill. Booyah!

   The party on Saturday night is going to be awesome. Booyah!

2. (colloquial) Expressing satisfaction or accomplishment.

   Mission accomplished. Booyah!

Noun

booyah (countable and uncountable, plural booyahs)

1. (colloquial) A thick soup of European origin made throughout the Upper Midwestern United States.

   I'd say it's a mixture of veggies, the stewing chickens and the long cooking time that are essential to make real booyah.

See also

• hooray

References

Anagrams

• yah boo, yah-boo