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Hip hip hooray (also hippity hip hooray; hooray may also be spelled and pronounced hoorah, hurrah, hurray etc.) is a cheer called out to express congratulation toward someone or something, in the English-speaking world and elsewhere, usually given three times. By a sole speaker, it is a form of interjection.
"Huzzah" on a sign at a Fourth of July celebration. Huzzah (sometimes written hazzah; originally HUZZAH spelled huzza and pronounced huh-ZAY, now often pronounced as huh-ZAH; [1] [2] in most modern varieties of English hurrah or hooray) is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), "apparently a mere exclamation". [3]
When his Wild Tiger Corps retinue failed to respond in unison to the traditional yodel-like call and response ho-hiw, [a] Vajiravudh instructed them to shout yo in response to the call chai, hence completing the cheer chai-yo, three times in succession (much like hip hip hooray in English). Its use subsequently spread and entered popular usage.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and most of the Commonwealth, immediately after "Happy Birthday" has been sung, it is traditional for one of the guests to lead with "Hip hip ..." and then for all of the other guests to join in and say "... hooray!". [20] This cheer is normally given three times.
Hip! Hip! Hooray! (1915 musical), a musical by Raymond Hubbell and R. H. Burnside "Hip Hip Hooray" (Sneaky Sound System song), 2004; Hip Hip Hooray, a children's album from Play School (Australian TV series) Hip Hip Hura, a 1985 album by Chrisye "Hip Hip Hooray", a 2016 song by Dappy "Hip Hop Hooray", a 1992 song by Naughty by Nature
"For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" is a popular song that is sung to congratulate a person on a significant event, such as a promotion, a birthday, a wedding (or playing a major part in a wedding), a retirement, a wedding anniversary, the birth of a child, or the winning of a championship sporting event.
The English hurrah was preceded by huzza, stated to be a sailors word, and generally connected with heeze, to hoist, probably being one of the cries that sailors use when hauling or hoisting. The German hoch , seen in full in Hoch lebe der Kaiser , &c., the French vive , Italian and Spanish viva , evviva , are cries rather of acclamation than ...
Hip is a slang for fashionably current [1] and in the know. To be hip is to have "an attitude, a stance" in opposition to the "unfree world", [2] or to what is square or prude. Being hip is also about being informed about the latest ideas, styles, and developments. [3] Hip, like cool, does not refer to one specific quality. What is considered ...