Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Slang Used to express exultation or triumphant satisfaction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection A term of
excitement andanticipation withmilitary overtones. - interjection colloquial A term indicating
satisfaction oraccomplishment . - noun colloquial A thick soup of European origin made throughout the Upper Midwestern United States.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I just love that the word "booyah" was used in this post!
"Hey everybody, thish cake ish from Holland. Ishn't that veird?" Jen 2009
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Except that now I may drop an email about something they did or accomplished, or send a funny link, or just "booyah" them on a birthday to let them know that I still care.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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Except that now I may drop an email about something they did or accomplished, or send a funny link, or just "booyah" them on a birthday to let them know that I still care.
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With bobbleheads and "booyah" rants, Cramer becomes a personal-finance guru for the mass market.
The Seattle Times 2010
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In some ways, these fans are more dedicated because they have to work harder at it - precisely because it's not spoonfed to them via SportsCenter and 'booyah' moments and the front page of the sports section.
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Or have we all been banished to Shortville, where every sentence ends with "booyah," every dinner is ice cream and gumballs, and every stock is so toxic that short-selling feels like a sure path to fabulous wealth?
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I think I heard a "booyah" somewhere out there - thanks, Stuart Scott!
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Or have we all been banished to Shortville, where every sentence ends with "booyah," every dinner is ice cream and gumballs, and every stock is so toxic that short-selling feels like a sure path to fabulous wealth?
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The reckless criminality of their lifestyle is expressed via hip-hop slang – "yo", "imma ride or die", and, a little Ali Gishly, "booyah" – and the depth of their love through romance-novel cliches "you are my one true love".
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April 10th, 2010 at 5: 02 pm booyah Peggy NAILED IT!!!
Last Time I Checked, Babies Were People Too - Her Bad Mother 2010
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