chiefly West
as in hey
how delightful the rodeo rider shrieked, "Wahoo!" as he collected his prize money

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Interjection
  • History has largely ignored the sassy, grumpy royal advisor who paved the way for characters like Sebastian and Zazu, but hey, Friend Owl would never hold that against us.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 27 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, in the grubby streets of Buffalo (hey, what did Buffalo do to deserve this!), Simone’s older sister Devon is getting home one morning after her second DUI.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Interjection
  • Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • Stellar Blade was one of my favorite games of last year, a stellar (ha) action adventure title that did not deserve the culture war nonsense that surrounded it.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Interjection
  • Either way, somebody’s going to get a chance to wow Vance Joseph and company across the coming weeks.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
  • Aro already had developed that wow factor during his sophomore and junior years for Sandburg.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
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“Wahoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wahoo. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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