Woohoo

/ˌwuːˈhuː/ interjection

Definition

An exclamation expressing excitement, joy, triumph, or celebration used especially in informal speech.

Etymology

A modern onomatopoeia created in the 20th century to represent the sound of yelling in excitement, possibly influenced by earlier exclamations like 'wahoo' and 'yippee.' It's primarily an American informal expression.

Kelly Says

Woohoo is a completely modern word—it probably didn't exist before the 1960s-70s—yet it perfectly captures human celebration and is now understood worldwide, showing how quickly new exclamations can spread through pop culture.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንዴት!
en-det
ARالعربية
يا هوى!
ya hoo-i
BNবাংলা
হুর্রা!
hur-ra
CACatalà
Hooray!
ho-ray
CSČeština
Hurá!
hu-ra
DADansk
Hurra!
hur-ra
DEDeutsch
Hurra!
hur-ra
ELΕλληνικά
ΟΧ!
oh-kh
ESEspañol
¡Hurra!
o-rra
FAفارسی
هورا!
ho-ra
FISuomi
Hurraa!
hur-raa
FRFrançais
Ouh là là !
u-la-la
GUGU
હૂર્રા!
hoo-rra
HAHA
Kya!
kya
HEעברית
הורה!
ho-ra
HIहिन्दी
होरा!
ho-ra
HUMagyar
Hurrá!
hur-ra
IDBahasa Indonesia
Woohoo!
woo-hoo
IGIG
Woohoo!
woo-hoo
ITItaliano
Hurrà!
hur-ra
JA日本語
やったー!
ya-ta
KKKK
Ура!
ura
KMKM
យ៉ាយ!
ya-ya
KO한국어
우라!
u-ra
MRMR
हुर्रे!
hur-ray
MSBahasa Melayu
Woohoo!
woo-hoo
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူး!
kya-zu
NLNederlands
Hoera!
ho-e-ra
NONorsk
Woohoo!
woo-hoo
PAPA
ਹੁ veroor!
hu vur-mar
PLPolski
Hurra!
hur-ra
PTPortuguês
Uhu!
u-hu
RORomână
Hooray!
ho-ray
RUРусский
Ура!
ura
SVSvenska
Woohoo!
woo-hoo
SWKiswahili
Woohoo!
woo-hoo
TAதமிழ்
ஹூரே!
hoo-ray
TEతెలుగు
హూరే!
hoo-ray
THไทย
ว้าว!
wao
TLTL
Woohoo!
woo-hoo
TRTürkçe
Yaaa!
ya-a
UKУкраїнська
Ура!
ura
URاردو
ہورے!
ho-ray
VITiếng Việt
Ồ!
o
YOYO
Woohoo!
woo-hoo
ZH中文
耶!
ye
ZUZU
Woohoo!
woo-hoo

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