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oorah

/ˈu.ɹɑː/

oorah interjection: the official yell for the US Marines.

Interjection

  1. (US) The official yell for the US Marines.

Forms of oorah

alternative formhoorah
alternative formoo-rah
alternative formoohrah

Questions about oorah

What does oorah mean?
Oorah means the official yell for the US Marines.
What part of speech is oorah?
Oorah is an interjection.
How do you pronounce oorah?
Oorah is pronounced /ˈu.ɹɑː/.

Words near oorah in the dictionary

  1. oopsy-daisy
  2. oopsy-doopsy
  3. oopsying
  4. oopuhue
  5. oor kid
  6. oorah
  7. oorali
  8. oorari
  9. oord
  10. oordh
  11. Oordoo

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