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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]
The saying "hip hip hurrah" dates to the early 1800s. Nevertheless, some sources speculate possible roots going back to the crusaders, then meaning "Jerusalem is lost to the infidel, and we are on our way to paradise".
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
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Players and fans stand for the U.S. national anthem prior to the first period of 4 Nations Face-Off hockey game between Canada and the United States in Montreal on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.
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.
Jodie Langel, a former Broadway singer turned vocal instructor, posted a video helping a student learn the chorus from “I’d Rather Be Me,” a song from the musical “Mean Girls.”