Definitions for hooyah
hooy·ah

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1. hooyahinterjection

   Official battle yell of the US Navy

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1. Hooyah

   Hooyah is the battle cry used in the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard to build morale and signify verbal acknowledgment. It originated with special forces communities, especially the Navy SEALs, and was subsequently adopted by other Navy divisions. It is comparable to Oorah in the United States Marine Corps and Hooah in the United States Army and the United States Air Force "Hoorah" is also used by United States Navy Hospital Corpsman, Master-At-Arms and Seabees because of their close association with the Marine Corps.

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1. Hooyah

   Hooyah is the war cry or battle cry used by the United States Navy SEALs, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams, and Navy Deep Sea Divers. Recently, the US Navy as a whole has adopted it as a result of MCPON Rick West's regular use of the saying. West’s son, an active duty Navy diver, inspired his father who saw the value of incorporating the motivational tool Navy-wide. It is similar to the expressions Oorah in the Marine Corps and Hooah in the U.S. Army. It is used to say Ok or understood or is sometimes used to show enthusiasm. Marines often use it in conversational tone as an alternative to mentioning widget or whatchamacallit. Recently, Air Force civil engineers have taken up this battle cry replacing more traditional USAF expressions. The origin is unclear, but may be related to "Heard-Understood-Acknowledged". Underwater Demolition Team veteran Jesse Ventura ended his inaugural gubernatorial speech with "Hooyah".

How to pronounce hooyah?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hooyah in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hooyah in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hooyah in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hooyah
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooyah
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hooyah