rah
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hurrah.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Interjection[edit]
rah
- An exclamation of encouragement.
- 2011, Kern Alexander, M. David Alexander, American Public School Law (page 668)
- Not so very long ago, a row of docile cheerleaders would say, “rah, rah, rah, sis-boombah”—maybe a leg would kick up into the air, perhaps a jump under the cheerleader's own power.
- 2011, Kern Alexander, M. David Alexander, American Public School Law (page 668)
Noun[edit]
rah (plural rahs)
- (Britain) A person (especially a student) with a posh accent who looks down on those who are 'common'.
- 2012, Helen Pidd, Letter from India: it's no easy matter being a woman looking for a decent drink in Delhi, The Guardian [1]
- I didn't need to make a mental note not to follow their advice: like every other pretentious foreigner from the gap year rahs to the retired yoga addicts, I had no intention of stepping into a shopping centre. I was going to discover the real India.
- 2012, Helen Pidd, Letter from India: it's no easy matter being a woman looking for a decent drink in Delhi, The Guardian [1]
Adjective[edit]
rah (comparative more rah, superlative most rah)
Anagrams[edit]
Somali[edit]
Noun[edit]
rah f
