huzzah

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No huzzah for Sam Fox.

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  • He had been in the navy for a year and was well liked by his superiors and his fellow sailors. —  Mao's last dancer
  • We score well for athletic participation -- huzzah for softball and biking -- but flunk when it comes to nutrition, air quality, climate, commuting and access to parks.
  • No huzzah for Sam Fox. —  CNN Transcript Mar 28, 2007
  • WHITFIELD: Oh Avery, huzzah (ph)! —  CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2008
  • And -- huzzah! —  The Amateur Gourmet
 

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  1. Perhaps variant of Middle English hisse, heave!; see hoist.
 

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/huˈzɑ /
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