Home › Words › H › hooroohooroo/həˈɹuː/hooroo means hooray.hooroo is pronounced /həˈɹuː/.EtymologyFrom 1700s British hooray or hurray, which was also used in Australia to mean goodbye.intjHooray.Goodbye.e.g.““I′d better be going. Hooroo.” “Hooroo.”” — 1980, The Bulletin, volume 100, page 329:verbTo give a cheer of "hooroo".Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hooray 74% match — Used to express approval, joy or victory. vs hooroo →hurray 70% match — To cheer with a "hurray". vs hooroo →woohoo 63% match — Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight. vs hooroo →yehey 62% match — Used to express joy or elation. vs hooroo →yayness 62% match — yay; hooray vs hooroo →hooie 61% match — An expression of relief. vs hooroo →eee 60% match — An expression of happiness or excitement: yay! vs hooroo →olé 58% match — An expression of excitement. Hooray! vs hooroo →