Hooray (Henry)

Hooray (Henry)
Noun. A young male of the upper classes. Often abbreviated to Hooray. E.g."I'm not going in that bar again, it was full of Hoorays drinking champagne and talking about how rich they are." Also Hurray Henry or Hurrah Henry. Derog.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • Hooray Henry — ► NOUN (pl. Hooray Henrys or Hooray Henries) Brit. informal ▪ a lively but ineffectual young upper class man …   English terms dictionary

  • Hooray Henry — n British a young upper class male, particularly one who indulges in offensive, rowdy, hearty and/or vacuous behaviour. This pejorative term arose in the late 1960s to describe the more exhibitionist members of a social subgroup which was later… …   Contemporary slang

  • Hooray Henry — /hureɪ ˈhɛnri/ (say hoohray henree) noun Chiefly British Colloquial a upper class young man with mannerisms seen as conventionally upper class, often overly hearty or extroverted. Also, Hooray. {hooray + Henry man s name} …  

  • Hooray (Henry) — Noun. A young male of the upper classes. Often abbreviated to Hooray. E.g. I m not going in that bar again, it was full of Hoorays drinking champagne and talking about how rich they are. Also Hurray Henry or Hurrah Henry. Derog …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • Hooray Henry — noun (plural Hooray Henrys or Hooray Henries) Brit. informal a lively but ineffectual young upper class man …   English new terms dictionary

  • Hooray Henry — n (BrE infml disapprov) a young upper class man with a loud voice and cheerful manner who is regarded as rather stupid. The female equivalent is a Hooray Henrietta. Compare Sloane Ranger. * * * …   Universalium

  • Hooray Henry — noun An offensively loud mouthed upper class man …   Wiktionary

  • hooray Henry — Meaning A loud mouthed upper class fool. Origin Mostly used in Britain. Originates from a character in Damon Runyon s Tight Shoes story …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • hooray Henry — • a term to describe an upper class twit type character who probably went to public school and who would own a yacht etc. Also see Sloan Ranger …   Londonisms dictionary

  • Hooray Henry — noun a lively and ineffectual upper class young man • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑man, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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