rahn.int.

Brit.

/rɑː/, U.S.

/rɑ/

Forms: 1800s– rah, 1800s– 'rah, 1900s– ra.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: hurrah n.

Etymology: Shortened < hurrah n. With use as interjection compare earlier hurrah int.

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

A. n.

A cheer of encouragement, support, or approval, as for a college sports team. Frequently reduplicated.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [noun] > shouted applause > specific

huzza1573

hurrah1686

brava1803

vivat1821

bravo1844

hoch1867

rah1870

evviva1887

1870 D. J. Kirwan Palace & Hovel xxiv. 372 The 'Rah, 'Rah, 'Rah, of Harvard pierces the air... Oxford has just got into her careless, easy swing.

1887 Harper's Mag. Feb. 395/1 The junior class filed into the green enclosure amidst the 'rahs of their friends.

1894 R. H. Davis Eng. Cousins 120 An American misses the rah-rahs and the skyrocket cries.

1905 N.Y. Evening Post 29 June Harvard almost immediately increased her stroke, and the way their cut-water slid along called forth the nine long 'rahs again and again.

1942 G. Ade Let. 1 Feb. (1973) 227 We didnt play basket-ball or foot ball [at school in the ‘seventies and eighties’] and we never learned to stand up on our hind legs and let out a rah-rah.

1992 N.Y. Times 17 July a10/6 The unflappably optimistic rah-rah that is now de rigueur among Democrats at play gave way to real spirit and hope.

B. int.

Expressing support, encouragement, approval, etc. Frequently reduplicated.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [interjection] > specific shout of applause

vivat1663

huzza1682

hey for1689

ancora1712

hurrah1716

bravo1761

hip1811

viva1842

rah1871

olé1914

brava1943

kaiso1947

yay1963

1871 L. H. Bagg Four Years at Yale 123 Hurrah! 'rah! 'rah! 'rah! Psi U! Psi U!

1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xxxiii. 421 'Rah for protection—to Sheol with free-trade!

1917 R. Frost Let. 3 Dec. (1972) 20 Rah rah rah for some other college than Wellesley.

1924 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Buddenbrooks II. vii. iv. 24 A voice..shouts suddenly: ‘Heine Seehas is 'lected—'rah for Heine Seehas!’

1977 Lancs. Life Mar. 56/1 Ra-ra-ra! Give a cheer from the sidelines for Accrington, the town that is instilling new life into American baseball.

2002 R. Christensen Gopher Tales 14 Rah-rah-rah for Ski-U-Mah.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rah
释义	rahn.int. Brit. /rɑː/, U.S. /rɑ/ Forms: 1800s– rah, 1800s– 'rah, 1900s– ra. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: hurrah n. Etymology: Shortened < hurrah n. With use as interjection compare earlier hurrah int. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). A. n. A cheer of encouragement, support, or approval, as for a college sports team. Frequently reduplicated. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [noun] > shouted applause > specific huzza1573 hurrah1686 brava1803 vivat1821 bravo1844 hoch1867 rah1870 evviva1887 1870 D. J. Kirwan Palace & Hovel xxiv. 372 The 'Rah, 'Rah, 'Rah, of Harvard pierces the air... Oxford has just got into her careless, easy swing. 1887 Harper's Mag. Feb. 395/1 The junior class filed into the green enclosure amidst the 'rahs of their friends. 1894 R. H. Davis Eng. Cousins 120 An American misses the rah-rahs and the skyrocket cries. 1905 N.Y. Evening Post 29 June Harvard almost immediately increased her stroke, and the way their cut-water slid along called forth the nine long 'rahs again and again. 1942 G. Ade Let. 1 Feb. (1973) 227 We didnt play basket-ball or foot ball [at school in the ‘seventies and eighties’] and we never learned to stand up on our hind legs and let out a rah-rah. 1992 N.Y. Times 17 July a10/6 The unflappably optimistic rah-rah that is now de rigueur among Democrats at play gave way to real spirit and hope. B. int. Expressing support, encouragement, approval, etc. Frequently reduplicated. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [interjection] > specific shout of applause vivat1663 huzza1682 hey for1689 ancora1712 hurrah1716 bravo1761 hip1811 viva1842 rah1871 olé1914 brava1943 kaiso1947 yay1963 1871 L. H. Bagg Four Years at Yale 123 Hurrah! 'rah! 'rah! 'rah! Psi U! Psi U! 1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xxxiii. 421 'Rah for protection—to Sheol with free-trade! 1917 R. Frost Let. 3 Dec. (1972) 20 Rah rah rah for some other college than Wellesley. 1924 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Buddenbrooks II. vii. iv. 24 A voice..shouts suddenly: ‘Heine Seehas is 'lected—'rah for Heine Seehas!’ 1977 Lancs. Life Mar. 56/1 Ra-ra-ra! Give a cheer from the sidelines for Accrington, the town that is instilling new life into American baseball. 2002 R. Christensen Gopher Tales 14 Rah-rah-rah for Ski-U-Mah. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1870
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