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Huzzah (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Plum@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Huzzah!

[–] glups@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks 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 😄