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Hooray Henry
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English
Alternative forms
en hooray Henry
Etymology
en Q714880 1936 1.
Pronunciation
en
Noun
Hooray Henry s +
en UK colloquial derogatory An offensively loudmouthed upper-class man.
en hooray hoorah
en Hooray Henrietta
en It was a nice pub, down by the river, but full of Hooray Henrys.
en-GB Barbara Ellen Stupidly rich The Guardian 2003-08-03 https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2003/aug/03/features.magazine17 0261-3077 Most of us probably thought that the Hooray Henrys of the 80s were as bad as it was ever going to get, but at least those braying City boys had jobs.
See also
en HENRY Sloane Ranger
Further reading
I 1027 hooray Henry; hooray
ib7tpjy hooray (Henry) n
en People Stock characters
en eponyms