English

Alternative forms

• hip hip hoorah
• hip hip hurrah

Interjection

hip hip hooray

1. An exclamation of congratulations especially in response to a call for 'Three cheers for' the person.

Usage notes

A folk etymology for this interjection suggests it comes from an anti-Semitic German interjection (hep hep), but that is much too recent.

See also

• three cheers

References

• October 12, 2015. WordOrigins.org Dave Wilton.

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