Posted on Nov 15, 2014
MilitarySpeak: Is the Origin of "ooORAH" or "HOOAAH"... HURRAH (Hip Hip, Hooray!)?
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Let's hear your take on the origins of the popular utterance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hip_hooray
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hip_hooray
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SGM (Join to see)
PFC Young...that's also a bit like "hip" which pops up in the 20s, then in the late 40s and 50s....Marlon Brando. And of course in the 70s, along with "hip and funky"...
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Never thought of it that way, SGM (Join to see), but HOOAH could be a variant of hooray! The Army variant.
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1LT William Clardy
For what it's worth, CW5 (Join to see) and SGM (Join to see), my money's on it deriving from a lot o' hooey...
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I was told by an old 1SG of mine that it is the Turkish word for KILL and was adopted in WWII
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