Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

three cheers

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: three- cheers
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exclamation of congratulations, usually followed by "hip hip hooray" three times.

Example Sentences

""Three cheers for Jack! Hip hip!" "Hooray!" "Hip hip!" "Hooray!" "Hip hip!" "Hooray!""

Synonyms

three times three

Questions

What does three cheers mean?: An exclamation of congratulations, usually followed by "hip hip hooray" three times.

How to pronounce three cheers

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