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hooyah

/huˈjɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
hooy-ah
IPA
/huˈjɑː/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Official battle yell of the US Navy.

American usage

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce hooyah?
The recorded pronunciation is /huˈjɑː/.
What does hooyah mean?
Official battle yell of the US Navy.

How to pronounce hooyah

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/huˈjɑː/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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