H O O A H !
A Desiderative Exegesis Concerning
Arcane U.S. Army Vernacular Esoterica
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"Hooah!"
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HOOAH:
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(who-ah) (var: hooha, hoohah, huzzah, hussah, hissa, hooyah,
hoorah, hurrah, hooray) (cf: hoise) [n, adj, v,
adv, interj] being mil-speak vulgate slang which refers to,
implies, or means anything and everything,
except "no / negative / cannot / unable", being
generally used as an exclamation, a declaration, an expression of
enthusiasm or agreement, or when at a loss for words; variously:
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yes, okay, all right, agreed, affirmative, very well, certainly,
without fail, can do, will do, wilco; [eg: "Yes, sir ... all
the way!]
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sound, clear, loud-and-clear, comprehensible, understood, message
received, good copy, solid copy, discern, apprehend, recognize,
roger, get it, dig it; [eg: "Read five-by-five!"]
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satisfactory, acceptable, passable, good, fine, excellent,
superb, great, magnificent, unexcelled, right on, top notch, top
drawer, tip top, first water, crackerjack; [eg:
"Outstanding!"]
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hail, salute, greet, meet, include, encompass, embrace, welcome;
[eg: "Howdedo ... nice reception."]
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admiration, regard, appreciation, relish, esteem, respect,
veneration, cognizance, esprit, esprit de corps; [eg: "Really
neat ... me too!"]
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ignorance, obliviousness, unenlightenment, bewilderment,
unfamiliarity, mystification, inscrutability, recondite,
abstruse, obscurity, incomprehension; [eg: "No excuse, sir,
but I will check on it!"]
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enough, sufficient, excessive, forestall, thwart, interrupt,
interject, silence, quell, quieten, allay, nullify, subdue,
check, stifle, squelch, muzzle, hush, choke off, at-ease, shut
up; [eg: "That's enough crap ... sit down!"]
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inattentive, distracted, bemused, unmindful, disengaged; [eg:
"Whatever ... I wasn't listening!"]
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stop, halt, cease, desist, suspend, refrain, finish, conclude,
terminate; [eg: "Knock off that whining!"]
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astonishment, dubiety, confusion, suspicion, stupefaction,
disbelief, mistrust, uncertainty, skepticism, incredulity; [eg:
"Ya gotta be kidding!"]
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proceed, continue, persist, persevere, advance, progress, endure,
tenacity; [eg: "Carry on!"]
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puzzlement, befuddlement, perplexity, confound, boggle, muddle,
baffle, nonplus, turbidity, obscurity; [eg: "I'm too
embarrassed to request clarification!"]
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achievement, proficiency, deed, exploit, tour de force,
fulfillment, attainment, success, accomplishment, triumph,
conquest, victory; [eg: "Ya dun right!"]
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wonderful, fabulous, terrific, marvelous, sensational,
spectacular, splendid, stupendous, awesome, audacious, intense,
smashing, superduper, bang on, bang up, cool, boss, rad, wow;
[eg: "Hot SHIT!"]
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gratitude, appreciation, recognition, obliged, attribution,
beholden, thankfulness; [eg: "Thank you!"]
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anthem, benediction, prayer, versification, hymn, offertory,
rejoice / hallelujah; [eg: "Amen!"].
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