Posted on Jul 7, 2014
Hooah? What is the meaning, you have heard it, this my generalization of the word. Whats your interpretation or list?
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"HOOAH"
(who-a) .adj. (slang used by soldiers, primarily airborne/ rangers) referring to or meaning anything and everything except “NO”
So, where did the term originate? The simple answer is that nobody knows, although there are dozens of theories. Heck, nobody can even agree on the correct spelling of this widely used military "word."
"No matter how one might spell the word -- with or without a hyphen, a U instead of two Os, and so on -- the word is still an expression of high morale, strength and confidence. And, when powered by an overwhelmingly proud, and usually loud, tone of voice, hooah seems to stomp out any possibility of being bound by the written word. "
Here is my take on the word "HOOAH" FROM MY TAKE IN the U.S. Army
1. What to say when at a loss for words.( ya-know what I mean)
2. Good copy, solid copy, roger, good, great, message received, understood.
3. Glad to meet you, welcome.
4. I don't know the answer but I’ll check on it. I haven't the guest idea.
5. I’m listening.
6. l'm not listening.
7. That’s enough of you dribble--sit down.
8. Stop sniveling.
9. Oh % it you’ve got to be kidding.
10. Yes!
11. Thank you.
12. Go "to the next slide.
13. You've taken the correct action.
14. I don’t know what that means, but I'm too embarrassed to ask for clarification.
15. Amen.
16. good morning/night.
17. Airborne-lets Jump!
18. Screw you!
19. Totally cool.
20. Were gonna march all night/day.
21. This field problem sucks!
22. Another MRE!
23. Fantastic!
24. Endex!
25. F-ing-A.
26. You don't know what the!@@xx@@ you're talking about but I’ll humor you anyway!
27. Eat crap and die!
28. SQUARED AWAY!
29. What a Retard/Stupid!
30.___________etc.etc.etc.etc.etc
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/jointservices/a/hooah.htm
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/militaryhumor/a/hooahdef.htm
(who-a) .adj. (slang used by soldiers, primarily airborne/ rangers) referring to or meaning anything and everything except “NO”
So, where did the term originate? The simple answer is that nobody knows, although there are dozens of theories. Heck, nobody can even agree on the correct spelling of this widely used military "word."
"No matter how one might spell the word -- with or without a hyphen, a U instead of two Os, and so on -- the word is still an expression of high morale, strength and confidence. And, when powered by an overwhelmingly proud, and usually loud, tone of voice, hooah seems to stomp out any possibility of being bound by the written word. "
Here is my take on the word "HOOAH" FROM MY TAKE IN the U.S. Army
1. What to say when at a loss for words.( ya-know what I mean)
2. Good copy, solid copy, roger, good, great, message received, understood.
3. Glad to meet you, welcome.
4. I don't know the answer but I’ll check on it. I haven't the guest idea.
5. I’m listening.
6. l'm not listening.
7. That’s enough of you dribble--sit down.
8. Stop sniveling.
9. Oh % it you’ve got to be kidding.
10. Yes!
11. Thank you.
12. Go "to the next slide.
13. You've taken the correct action.
14. I don’t know what that means, but I'm too embarrassed to ask for clarification.
15. Amen.
16. good morning/night.
17. Airborne-lets Jump!
18. Screw you!
19. Totally cool.
20. Were gonna march all night/day.
21. This field problem sucks!
22. Another MRE!
23. Fantastic!
24. Endex!
25. F-ing-A.
26. You don't know what the!@@xx@@ you're talking about but I’ll humor you anyway!
27. Eat crap and die!
28. SQUARED AWAY!
29. What a Retard/Stupid!
30.___________etc.etc.etc.etc.etc
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/jointservices/a/hooah.htm
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/militaryhumor/a/hooahdef.htm
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I saw it defined as being spelled HUA and meaning Heard, Understood Acknowledged! That made sense to me.
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Didn't have that saying "HOOAH", when I was on active duty. We did say "Gungho" which is Chinese for " Working Together" Like that Marine is really "Gungho"...............meaning he's all for it.
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I see it as a word that requires skill to use. It was always fun to see how much (for lack of a better word) "attitude" you could put on that word without getting your balls smoked or how much you could use it without really committing to anything. It was one of my favorite words until I took over a fire team and I immediately started hating it haha.
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I was a gun show today and one of my friends who sells old war was running the old movie “D-Day” and in the film was a scene where General Cota who was one of the highest-ranking officers on the beach that day. After landing on the beach, he is famous for personally rallying the shell-shocked, pinned-down survivors and opening one of the first vehicle exits off the beach. Cota and his rallied men bravely advanced to the seawall, where they used Bangalore torpedoes and wire cutters to punch through the wires. They then successfully took out a machine gun nest, and were one of the first units to actually make a breakthrough during the Omaha Beach that day. In a meeting with Max Schneider, commander of the 5th Ranger Battalion, Cota asked "What outfit is this?" Someone yelled "5th Rangers!" In an effort to inspire Schneider's men to move from the cover of the seawall and lead a mass of recently landed soldiers through a breech, Cota replied "Well, God damn it then, Rangers, lead the way!” To which the Rangers replied “Who us?”
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I have always hated that word and thank God we did not have it when I went to Basic in 89 but when I got new Soldiers in the 90,s and 2000,s I could never figure out f they are getting smart with me or saying yes or no. Damn just say yes or no Sergeant
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According to the companion book to the PBS documentary series "The Civil War" the Union Army came up with the term as a response to the Rebel Yell.
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