Talk:Huzzah

message: I'm wondering ... might "huzzah" have come from the French, "aux armes"? I was listening to Edith Piaf's version of La Marseillaise and was struck by the similarity of pronunciation; this would fit with a military origin in the 17th/18th century.
Should Balrog of Cave Story fame be mentioned? 66.69.147.209 08:27, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled early comments

message: Rearranged a bit... anyone feel free to polish and/or remove the cleanup tag. Potatoswatter 08:00, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: the good ol' once-over

message: Hip, hip, hurray was how fifty years ago in Chicago we would pretend to be Englishmen.  As we are a melting pot or perhaps a mosaic, I worry about cheers, such as huzzah, losing all meaning and history.  I wonder, too, if England's Imperialism and Colonialism somehow exude from even "hurray!"  Go to any baseball game or sports event in the U.S., and you just don't hear, "Hurray" or "Huzzah."  These are archaic cheers or salutes or toasts that simply at most have ethnic history.  Last kid soccer game I went to had lots of cheers and screams, but no hurray, let alone a huzzah.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomasderk (talk • contribs) 
:Are you saying you pretended to be English at games in the fifties, or that nobody says hooray these days? Maybe it's always been a matter of personal style. Potatoswatter 08:31, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Hip, hip, hurray is my U.S. childhood way

message: Uhmm.... Should there even be a page on this?  24.222.102.218 22:06, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Huzzah! Potatoswatter 06:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

text: If it was a particularly _notable_ word, it might deserve an article. But if it keeps you guys off the streets it's probably fulfilling some wider function. Matt Whyndham 17:48, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "Hosannah" is more notable. Yet there is no page for it. Fuzzform (talk) 02:55, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hosannah. Potatoswatter (talk) 15:55, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

text: Me too, I just searched for it and was glad it is there. - Daniel 137.226.36.145 11:21, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Question

message: I was startled that "Huzzah" has its own page, while "Hurrah" simply redirected me back to "Huzzah".  I was under the impression that Huzzah originated as a mocking corruption of the word Hurrah or Hooray.  The Alexander Pope quote seems to follow the same line, as it refers to the vocalization of "stupid starers" as a "loud huzza".  -B--75.146.48.82 05:03, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Huzzah vs. Hurrah

message: It would be nice to at least have a disambiguation redirect for the UK band Hurrah! - 
Andwhatsnext (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 00:34, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Added. --McGeddon (talk) 08:55, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Hurrah - the band

message: I've just removed this material, which has been added to the page:
== The Band ==
Formed in the summer of 2009 in Atlanta,Georgia by two local musicians Glenn Brigman and Stephen Burns, HuZzah quickly became a musical sensation. The duo recorded, mixed and produced their self-titled EP in Brigman's basement over a period of about three weeks. Burns and Brigman each brought five original songs to the table and the result was an eclectic 10 song thrill ride that has been described as The Shins meets Beck circa 2005 with a little Wilco thrown in for good measure. For live shows the band recruited Dillon Stevens (who played on the track "We Are Lions") to play bass. Take a listen for yourself ~ [Free Download of HuZzah's EP]
HuZzah:
1. (Huzzah)!                                                                         
2. House
3. We Are Lions*
4.The Windshield Wiper Song
5. 20/20 Green
6. Down
7. Stumble
8. Awake
9. Silver Branches
10. Denmark
Credits:
Glenn Brigman - Vocals (2,4,6,8,10), Drums (1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10), Guitar (2,4,6,8,10), Bass (2,4,6,8), Keyboard (1,2,3,4,9)
Stephen Burns - Vocals (1,3,5,7,9), Guitar (1,3,5,7,9), Bass (1,5,7,9), Drums (3)
*Bass by Dillon Stevens
*Viola by Cat Lamb
Visit their website(s) on [Myspace] and [Facebook]
I am dubious whether this material meets the notability criteria, and therefore belongs in WP at all; but if it does, it should be in its own article, not a section in an article on a different subject. --ColinFine (talk) 18:19, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Band 'Huzzah"

message: Why is Hussar listed here? I looked at the Hussar page and don't see any connection. Because it sounds the same? If so, why not Hussy, Hoser and Houseboat?  216.36.132.66 (talk) 14:26, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Seeing as no one has replied to my question, I removed Hussar.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.36.132.66 (talk) 13:20, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Hooray! I am glad you have. --ColinFine (talk) 18:14, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: See also

message: Hoorah, hurray, and variants (including the unmentioned Japanese "ora") are linguistically- and culturally-modulated primeval roaring: a guruttal expletive with ample teeth-showing for a more visceral intimidation. People all over the world, even those without any military experience, may find themselves issuing these bestial battle cries if berzerked (not only in the battlefield, but also in bar fights and [sadly] even in domestic violence) - as for citations, a lot of famous people roared like this throughout history, independently of national or military traditions (though I can't be bothered to do proper research)...
I suggest merging Oorah_%28Marines%29, Hooah, Hooyah and any other variations.
Kiai is related, but in the way a beguinner's primal punch relates to an expert martial artist's attack: it's not simple bashing, but a refined and polished technique.
Also, as ColinFine wrote above, "thousands of groups and people say "hoorah" or "hooray" - it is "huzzah" which is unusual" - I also suggest renaming the article and redirecting "huzzah" instead.Maegil (talk) 20:46, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Human roaring: aah, yaah, rraah, urraah -> hurrah, huzzah, oorrah, etc

message: What about the recent popular use of Huzzah in this context:  "She definitely gets a huzzah" meaning that the speaker approves of the subject's attractiveness and related qualities?  I'll add the reference later.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:640:8001:8377:B0E1:2C35:846A:B5AD (talk) 22:38, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Huzzah as a variant of "Seal of Approval"

message: It was a very important element of the cossacks and of course it needs a mention here. The sources show the fact that the Cossacks were always associated with "hurray". They are rumors that it even originated from Cossacks. It's unlogical not to include them.
According to your reasoning, no one should be mentioned here at all. At least i had different sources and included them here - this whole almost unsourced article has a less quality standard than my contribution. 
Ok, then it just remains an unsourced and uncomplete article.
Exactly these decisions like yours, which are illogical and unfair, ensure that one does not want to contribute to Wikipedia articles at all.
Less contribution = less diverse information = less irrelevance. 
And slow others will take the place of Wikipedia. 
Congratulations. --85.212.165.87 (talk) 13:40, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Your "sources" are books on the Napoleonic wars and War and Peace. Not exactly about huzzah. You're right, this article is badly sourced, but that doesn't mean we should make it worse. The Cossacks may have said "hurrah!" but so did everyone else. We don't need to add a little section on how the British Grenadiers, the Sepoys, and the Frederick the Great's infantry used "huzzah" or "hurrah!" as a battle cry, so there is no need to add the Cossacks - nor have you added any support for your assertion that yelling "hurrah" is an important part of Cossack culture.--Ermenrich (talk) 14:09, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  @Ermenrich