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hooray
exclamation, noun /hʊˈreɪ/ /hə-/Definition
› → hurrayInterjectionsSounds used as interjections
(Definition of hooray exclamationnoun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Linguistics: interjections
Synonyms and related words:
- (well) what do you know! idiom
- aw shucks exclamation
- boy exclamation
- come again? idiom
- come off it! idiom
- compliment noun
- couldn't agree/disagree more idiom
- cut the crap! idiom
- d'oh exclamation
- do me/us a favour! idiom
- enjoy verb (PLEASURE)
- enough determiner, pronoun, adverb
- eureka exclamation
- oh yes idiom
- pardon exclamation
- suit yourself! idiom
- use your loaf idiom
- voilà exclamation
- wake up! idiom
- what an idea! idiom
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