Synonyms for rah
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : rah |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɑ |
Définition of rah
Origin :- in cheers, 1870, a shortening of hurrah. Adjective rah-rah is attested from 1907, originally indicating college life generally, later enthusiastic cheerleading.
- verb cheer
- Even the sulky Crow joined in at last with a "'Rah, 'rah, 'rah!"
- Extract from : « Bannertail » by Ernest Thompson Seton
- As he took his seat, while his chums cheered and shouted Rah, Rah, Elmwood!
- Extract from : « Tom Fairfield's Schooldays » by Allen Chapman
- Seems to me what you want in those kind of songs is a lot of rah, rah, hullabaloo!
- Extract from : « Weatherby's Inning » by Ralph Henry Barbour
- Others are rah (Phaseolus radiatus) and mothi (Phaseolus aconitifolius).
- Extract from : « Kashmir » by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
- Eugene had previously noted the peculiarity of this rowdy, rah!
- Extract from : « The "Genius" » by Theodore Dreiser
- The team was surrounded by a dense throng, and the 'rah, 'rah, 'rah was fairly deafening.
- Extract from : « Brenda, Her School and Her Club » by Helen Leah Reed
- He did neither, but gave another loud “Rah for Mary Greenwater!”
- Extract from : « Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew » by Robert McReynolds
- Fluff woke up, and dashed to the rescue, with his fierce little "Rah!"
- Extract from : « The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book » by Constance Cary Harrison
- The eighteenth letter of the alphabet, used principally to began a college yell; thus, Rah!
- Extract from : « The Silly Syclopedia » by Noah Lott
- “Rah fer Mary Greenwater,” chattered old Amos, holding his reeling form up by the bar rail.
- Extract from : « Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew » by Robert McReynolds
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