Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used as an exclamation of approval or encouragement.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A shortened form of
hurrah : usually repeated.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection An
exclamation ofencouragement . - noun UK A person (especially a
student ) with aposh accent who looks down on those who are 'common'. - adjective UK
Posh .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Gharib, he fared on till he came to Al-Jazírah, which is the first town of Al – Irak362 and is a walled and fortified city and he hard by it called a halt.
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There's been other various attempted attacks in at Ra's Tannūrah, which is their major oil export facility, that was thwarted.
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If you\'re just joining, we have been looking at the difference between real positive thinking (positive focus supported by positive action) and the kind of rah-rah wishful thinking that many have labeled positive thinking.
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I am flabbergasted by the sheer volume of wrong, wrong, wrong information in this article on CNN.com, trumped up with lots of quotes from self-publishing marketing staff without any word about the vast and overwhelming majority of self-pubbed authors that lost money on their crazy scheme, or worse - fell victim to a scam operation spouting this kind of rah-rah claptrap.
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I am flabbergasted by the sheer volume of wrong, wrong, wrong information in this article on CNN.com, trumped up with lots of quotes from self-publishing marketing staff without any word about the vast and overwhelming majority of self-pubbed authors that lost money on their crazy scheme, or worse - fell victim to a scam operation spouting this kind of rah-rah claptrap.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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If you're just joining, we have been looking at the difference between real positive thinking (positive focus supported by positive action) and the kind of rah-rah wishful thinking that many have labeled positive thinking.
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I love this kind of rah-rah, you-can-do-it sewing book, because rah-rah! you CAN do it.
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I love this kind of rah-rah, you-can-do-it sewing book, because rah-rah! you CAN do it.
October 2008 2008
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He can be incredibly brilliant and inspiring and when he is on, he brings out of people this kind of rah-rah feeling that is unlike anything I have ever seen.
Deborah Emin: Civics Lessons for Dummies Like Me or How I Chased after Candidate Kucinich 2008
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"Rah for the Great and Only," yelled Chick-chick, and, the designated title being popularly known and approved, the "rah" was given before
The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Hollow Charles Henry Lerrigo 1916
fbharjo commented on the word rah
Who-rah! Hoo-rah!
November 11, 2010