Meaning & use
Hurray
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Used to express joy, approval, or enthusiastic celebration.
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Hurray! We finally won the championship!
The crowd shouted hurray as the fireworks lit up the sky.
A note on using this word
A variant spelling of "hooray," both of which trace back to the older cheer "huzzah."
Words with a similar meaning
hoorayyay
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