Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rah-rah

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: rah-rah
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked by noisy enthusiasm.

intj

An expression of enthusiasm, expressed by high school and college cheerleaders at sporting events.

noun

Ellipsis of rah-rah skirt.

verb

To express noisy enthusiasm (about).

Example Sentences

"“I turned on Fox News yesterday, and I’m sorry, but it was like watching Russian propaganda,” she said on her Monday show. “There was nothing skeptical. It was all rah-rah cheerleading, yes, let’s go. […] I believe in President Trump, but there are serious reasons to just exercise a note of caution before we just get on the rah-rah train.”"
"[…] the official gen-art person was rah-rahing the organization how great and fabulous they are and i just wanted to roll my eyes. they were taking themselves quite seriously it reminded me of when we used to throw those charity fashion show parties in college […]"
"People rah-rahed about her good fortune of marrying a Prince, but no one, not even Diana had an inkling of what destiny had in store for her."

Etymology

Reduplication of (hur)rah, as used in cheering at sporting competitions.

Inflected Forms

more rah-rah (comparative) most rah-rah (superlative) rah-rahs (plural) rah-rahs (present, singular) rah-rahing (participle, present) rah-rahed (participle, past) rah-rahed (past)

Questions

What does rah-rah mean?: Marked by noisy enthusiasm.
Where does rah-rah come from?: Reduplication of (hur)rah, as used in cheering at sporting competitions.

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