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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Huzzainterj.

    A shout; a cry of acclamation.

    The huzzas of the rabble are the same to a bear that they are to a prince. Roger L'Estrange.

    It was an unfair thing in you to keep a parcel of roaring bullies about me day and night, with huzzas and hunting horns never let me cool. John Arbuthnot, History of John Bull.

    All fame is foreign, but of true desert;
    Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart:
    One self-approving hour whole years outweighs
    Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas. Alexander Pope, Essay on Man.

  2. To Huzzaverb

    To receive with acclamation.

    He was huzzaed into the court by several thousands of weavers and clothiers. Addison.

  3. To Huzzaverb

    To utter acclamation.

    Etymology: from the interjection.

    A caldron of fat beef, and stoop of ale,
    On the huzzaing mob shall still prevail. William King, Cookery.

Wikipedia

  1. huzza

    Huzzah (sometimes written hazzah; originally spelled huzza and pronounced huz-ZAY, now often pronounced as huz-ZAH; in most modern varieties of English hurrah or hooray) is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), "apparently a mere exclamation". The dictionary does not mention any specific derivation. Whatever its origins, it has seen occasional literary use since at least the time of Shakespeare, as the first use was in 1573, according to Merriam-Webster.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Huzza

    a word used as a shout of joy, exultation, approbation, or encouragement

  2. Huzzanoun

    a shout of huzza; a cheer; a hurrah

  3. Huzzaverb

    to shout huzza; to cheer

  4. Huzzaverb

    to receive or attend with huzzas

  5. Etymology: [Cf. G. hussa, husa, interj., hurrah, huzza. 43. Cf. Hurrah.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Huzza

    hooz-zä′, interj. and n. hurrah! a shout of joy or approbation.—v.t. to attend with shouts of joy.—v.i. to utter shouts of joy or acclamation:—pr.p. huzza′ing; pa.p. huzzaed (-zäd′). [Ger. hussa; the same as hurrah.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of huzza in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of huzza in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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