Definition of Hooray henry

1. Noun. A lively and ineffectual upper-class young man.


Definition of Hooray henry

1. Noun. (British) An offensively loud mouthed upper class man. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hooray Henry

Honshu
Hook of Holland
Hooke
Hooke's atom
Hooke's gearing
Hooke's law
Hooker's green
Hooker's onion
Hooker's orchid
Hooker-Forbes test
Hookerian
Hookins
Hooman
Hoop
Hooray Henries
Hooray Henry
Hoosier
Hoosier State
Hoosiers
Hooson
Hoover
Hoover's sign
Hoover Dam
Hoovercrat
Hoovercrats
Hoovered
Hoovering
Hoovers
Hooverville
Hoovervilles

Literary usage of Hooray henry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Who's Who in Proust by Patrick Alexander (2007)
"Basin is what the English call a 'hooray henry'—a loud and hearty buffoon. Marcel is very proud to show the Duke the article he had published in Le Figaro ..."

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