huzzah
huzzah · huzzahs
A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or eventA cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.
/həˈzɑː/
Meaning
1 sensesA cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.
Origin
Likely originally a hoisting cry, possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly to the cognaLikely originally a hoisting cry, possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly to the cognate Swedish hissa (“to hoist; huzzah”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”) and French Ho, hisse! (“Hey, hoist!”). First attested in the 1570s.
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