three cheers

interjection

An exclamation of congratulations, usually followed by "hip hip hooray" three times.

“"Three cheers for Jack! Hip hip!" "Hooray!" "Hip hip!" "Hooray!" "Hip hip!" "Hooray!"”

Similar
three times three
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Meanings

interjection
  1. An exclamation of congratulations, usually followed by "hip hip hooray" three times.

    "Three cheers for Jack! Hip hip!" "Hooray!" "Hip hip!" "Hooray!" "Hip hip!" "Hooray!"

    Synonyms: three times three

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionAn exclamation of congratulations, usually followed by "hip hip hooray" three times.

Similar
three times three
Cite this entry
APA

three cheers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three%20cheers

MLA

“three cheers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three%20cheers. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “three cheers,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three%20cheers.

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