An exclamation expressing joy, triumph, or encouragement.
Likely imitative or onomatopoetic origin, possibly related to nautical calls. First documented in the 1600s-1700s, though its exact origins are debated by etymologists.
Different languages have different celebration sounds—'hoorah' is English, 'hurrah' is German, 'ура' is Russian—they're not translations but independent inventions showing that joy naturally sounds loud and mouth-open.
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