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hooray henry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
hooray hen-ry
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An offensively loudmouthed upper-class man.

British usage; Colloquial; Derogatory

noun

Alternative form of Hooray Henry

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by American writer Damon Runyon in 1936.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hooray Henrys (plural) Hooray Henries (plural)

Phrases

Sloane Ranger

Frequently Paired Words

HENRY Sloane Ranger Hooray Henrietta

Synonyms

hooray hoorah

Questions

What does hooray henry mean?
An offensively loudmouthed upper-class man.
Where does hooray henry come from?
Coined by American writer Damon Runyon in 1936.

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