hip hip hooray
hip hip hooray interjection: an exclamation of congratulations or celebration, especially in response to a call for three cheers for the person.
Interjection
- An exclamation of congratulations or celebration, especially in response to a call for three cheers for the person.
hip hip hooray meaning in Arabic
hip hip hooray in Arabic
- an exclamation of congratulations
- مَرْحَى! marḥā!
Forms of hip hip hooray
| alternative form | hip hip hoorah |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hip hip hurrah |
| alternative form | hip hooray |
Origin of hip hip hooray
Recorded as far back as 1803. The word hip was in use then as a meaningless syllable to solicit someone's attention. Hooray (or hurrah) traces back to 1686, and also had no specific meaning, used instead to solicit a person's attention. A folk etymology for this interjection suggests it comes from the anti-Semitic German Hep-Hep riots in 1819, however many examples of Hip Hip exist in English prior to 1819, for example: * 1813, Edmond Temple, The Life of Pill Garlick, London, page 243: The first toast “Success to Pill Garlick lick and his saucy crew,” was drank with nine times nine, hip! hip! hip! and a hoorra! The tumult was excessive.
Questions about hip hip hooray
- What does hip hip hooray mean?
- Hip hip hooray means an exclamation of congratulations or celebration, especially in response to a call for three cheers for the person.
- What is hip hip hooray in Arabic?
- Hip hip hooray in Arabic is مَرْحَى! (marḥā!). See Hip hip hooray meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is hip hip hooray?
- Hip hip hooray is an interjection.
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