MilitarySpeak: Is the Origin of "ooORAH" or "HOOAAH"... HURRAH (Hip Hip, Hooray!)?

2014-11-15T20:37:58-05:00

Let's hear your take on the origins of the popular utterance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hip_hooray

Hip hip hooray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hip hip hooray (also hippity hip hooray; Hooray may also be spelled and pronounced hoorah, hurrah, hurray etc.) is a cheering called out to express praise or approbation toward someone or something, in the English speaking world and elsewhere.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 15 at 2014 8:42 PM

2014-11-15T20:42:22-05:00

Never thought of it that way, SGM Private RallyPoint Member, but HOOAH could be a variant of hooray! The Army variant.

Response by PFC Zanie Young made Nov 15 at 2014 8:47 PM

2014-11-15T20:47:35-05:00

I remember Hooah sounding more like huh! as in the age of funk.

Response by SFC Brian Mattson made Nov 16 at 2014 4:54 AM

2014-11-16T04:54:55-05:00

I was told by an old 1SG of mine that it is the Turkish word for KILL and was adopted in WWII