Hooray Henry

noun

An offensively loudmouthed upper-class man.

“It was a nice pub, down by the river, but full of Hooray Henrys.”

Meanings

Hooray Henry1

nounHooray Henry (plural Hooray Henrys or Hooray Henries)

plural Hooray Henrys · plural Hooray Henries · alternative hooray Henry

  1. UKcolloquialderogatoryAn offensively loudmouthed upper-class man.

    It was a nice pub, down by the river, but full of Hooray Henrys.

    1 more example

    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.

    2003 August 3, Barbara Ellen, “Stupidly rich”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

    Synonyms: hooray, hoorah

hooray Henry2

nounhooray Henry (plural hooray Henries)

plural hooray Henries

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Hooray Henry

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn offensively loudmouthed upper-class man.

Also see

Origin

Coined by American writer Damon Runyon in 1936.

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Hooray Henry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hooray%20Henry

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Chicago

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