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hooyah

/huˈjɑː/

hooyah interjection: official battle yell of the US Navy.

Interjection

  1. (US) Official battle yell of the US Navy.

Questions about hooyah

What does hooyah mean?
Hooyah means official battle yell of the US Navy.
What part of speech is hooyah?
Hooyah is an interjection.
How do you pronounce hooyah?
Hooyah is pronounced /huˈjɑː/.

Words near hooyah in the dictionary

  1. Hooverville
  2. Hoovervilles
  3. hooves
  4. hooving
  5. hoowee
  6. hooyah
  7. hop
  8. hop a freight
  9. hop about
  10. hop and bop
  11. hop and pop

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