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Huzzah (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Huzzah!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I went on a tour of Boston Commons with a historical reenactor. Huzzah was said a lot

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), "apparently a mere exclamation".

Sounding unreasonably disdainful about exuberance is very on brand for an ancient British institution 😄