# Hooah

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{{Short description|U.S. Army, Air Force, and Space Force battle cry}}

'''Hooah''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|uː|ɑː}} is a [battle cry](/source/battle_cry) used by members of the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebalance.com/origins-of-hooah-3354119|title=Where Did The Term 'Hooah' Come From?|publisher=Thebalance.com|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref> Originally spelled "'''Hough'''", the battle cry was first used by members of the [2nd Cavalry Regiment](/source/2nd_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)) during the [Second Seminole War](/source/Second_Seminole_War) in 1841, after [Seminole](/source/Seminole) chief [Coacoochee](/source/Wild_Cat_(Seminole)) toasted officers of the regiment with a loud "Hough!", apparently meaning "How d'ye do!"<ref>"{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/fromevergladetoc00rode#page/56/mode/2up/ |author=Theophilus F. Rodenborough|title=From everglade to cañon with the second dragoons, (second United States cavalry): an authentic account of service in Florida, Mexico, Virginia, and the Indian country, including the personal recollections of prominent officers ; with an appendix containing orders, reports and correspondence, military records, etc., etc., 1836–1875 |location=New York |publisher=D. Van Nostrand |date=1875 |access-date=11 October 2017}}</ref> Since [WWII](/source/WWII), the word has been widely used throughout the U.S. Army and gained a more general meaning of "anything and everything except 'no'{{-"}}.<ref>"[https://www.army.mil/article/138668/ANAD_participates_in_Veterans_Day_events/ ANAD participates in Veterans Day events]". U.S. Army. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2015-05-21.</ref><ref>"[http://www.army.mil/article/144045/Soldier_Speak__A_Brief__Guide_to_Modern_Military_Jargon/ Soldier-Speak: A Brief Guide to Modern Military Jargon]". U.S. Army. 2015-03-8. Retrieved 2015-05-21.</ref> 

It is comparable to [Oorah](/source/Oorah) as used in the [United States Marine Corps](/source/United_States_Marine_Corps).

==Possible meanings==
Some popular usages of ''hooah'' include:<ref name="hooahrace">{{cite web |title=About |url=http://www.armyhooahrace.army.mil/about.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060723095555/http://www.armyhooahrace.army.mil/about.htm |archive-date=23 July 2006 |date=23 July 2006 |publisher=Hooah Race |access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>

* HUA means: "Heard, understood, and acknowledged"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.combat.ws/S4/MILTERMS/MT-H.HTM|title=COMBAT MilTerms: H|publisher=Combat.ws|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=48;t=000486|title=snopes.com: The origin of 'hoorah'!|publisher=Msgboard.snopes.com|access-date=29 September 2018}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stfrancis.edu/content/historyinthemovies/jarhead.htm|title=History in the Movies|publisher=Stfrancis.edu|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024074622/https://www.stfrancis.edu/content/historyinthemovies/jarhead.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
* [Cheering](/source/Cheering)
* [HOOAH! Bar](/source/HOOAH!_Bar) – a US military energy bar
* [Hooyah](/source/Hooyah) – the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) and [United States Coast Guard](/source/United_States_Coast_Guard) equivalent
* [Huzzah](/source/Huzzah) – a 16th-century equivalent
* [Oorah](/source/Oorah) – the [United States Marine Corps](/source/United_States_Marine_Corps) equivalent

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://usmilitary.about.com/od/jointservices/a/hooah.htm About.com article with ideas about Hooah's etymology]; {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192209/http://usmilitary.about.com/od/jointservices/a/hooah.htm |date=2016-03-04 }}
* [http://usmilitary.about.com/library/miljokes/blhooahdef.htm About.com article with some possible definitions]; {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704012352/http://usmilitary.about.com/library/miljokes/blhooahdef.htm |date=2008-07-04 }}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aAU1XE8MQk Hooah uttered at the end of the re-enlistment oath, Baghdad, July 4th, 2008: at time 1:08 on the video clip]

Category:Battle cries
Category:English words
Category:Interjections
Category:Military slang and jargon
Category:United States Army traditions

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