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1. brave, adj., n., and int. View full entry 1568
...Of persons and their attributes: Courageous, daring, intrepid, stout-hearted (as a good quality)....
2. Eureka, int. (and n.) View full entry 1603
...The exclamation (‘I have found it’) uttered by Archimedes when he discovered the means of determining (by specific gravity) the proportion of base metal in Hiero's golden crown. (See Vitruvius Arch....
3. huzza, int. and n. View full entry 1573
...A shout of exultation, encouragement, or applause; a cheer uttered by a number in unison; a hurrah....
4. ka-ching | ker-ching, int. and n. View full entry 1970
...Indicating the acquisition of (large amounts of) money; expressing happiness at such an acquisition; (also more generally) expressing celebration of or happiness at an achievement....
5. whoop, int. View full entry c1450
...An exclamation, or representation of a shout or cry, expressing excitement, surprise, derision, exultation, incitement, etc....
6. whoo-whoop | who-whoop, int. and n. View full entry 1611
...The shout of huntsmen at the death of the game; hence allusively in phr. to be whoo-whoop with, to be ‘all up with’. Hence whoo-whoop...
7. wo, int. View full entry 1588
...In wo ho, wo ha, wo ho ho, wo ha ho: a falconer's call to a hawk; also allusively....
