Hooyah is the battle cry used in the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard to build morale and signify verbal acknowledgment. It originated with special forces communities, especially the Navy SEALs, and was subsequently adopted by other Navy divisions.
Oorah is a battle cry common in the United States Marine Corps since the mid-20th century. It is comparable to hooah in the US Army and hooyah in the US Navy and US Coast Guard. It is most commonly used to respond to a verbal greeting or as an expression of enthusiasm.
(slang) An exclamation of joy, excitement or triumph.
Before Scott brought it into the mainstream, "Booyah!" had been chiefly associated with the West Coast rap scene, an onomatopoetic imitation of gunfire that got extended into a signal of surprise, aggressive strength, or delight. The earliest examples of booyah (also spelled boo-yah, boo-ya, boo-yaa, boo-yeah, etc.)
Latin for “Always Faithful,” Semper Fidelis is the motto of every Marine—an eternal and collective commitment to the success of our battles, the progress of our Nation, and the steadfast loyalty to the fellow Marines we fight alongside.
As of 2006, women made up 4.3 percent of Marine officers and 5.1 percent of the Corps' active duty enlisted force. Today, they are no longer referred to as "female Marines." They are, simply, Marines.
"Veteran marine" or "former marine" can refer to anyone who has been discharged honorably from the Corps. "Retired marine" refers to those who have completed 20 or more years of service and formally retired or have been medically retired after less than 20 years service. "Sir" or "Ma'am" is appropriate out of respect.
Longtime ESPN sportscaster Stuart Scott, who died last month at the age of 49, wrote a memoir that will be published posthumously next month, according to the Washington Post. In the memoir, titled “Every Day I Fight,” Scott explains how he came up with “Boo-yah,” his most famous of catchphrases on ESPN's SportsCenter.
boo-ya (interj.)
also booyah, exclamation used in various situations, attested c. 1990 in hip-hop slang and to have been popularized by U.S. sports announcer Stuart Scott (1965-2015) on ESPN's SportsCenter. A 1991 magazine article has booyah as a Wisconsin word for "bouillon," based on an inability to spell the latter.
Writing in Slate last month, Ben Zimmer explored the origins of “boo-yah,” linking it to the West Coast rap scene in the late 1980s and early 90s, where it was slang for gunfire — until Scott would forever link it to sports.
Hooyah is the battle cry used in the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard to build morale and signify verbal acknowledgment. It originated with special forces communities, especially the Navy SEALs, and was subsequently adopted by other Navy divisions.
No. Booyah is an exclamation of excitement and is a positive word, usually used after accomplishing a difficult task (or during an attempt to do such) or delivering a significant blow to your opponent in a contest of a particular skill. Similar words would be Cowabunga, Yahoo, and Yatta (in Japan, at least).
hoo·rah hu̇-ˈrä -ˈrȯ less common variants of hurrah. : excitement, fanfare. : cheer sense 1.
Three such words are “gyrenes,” “jarheads,” and “grunts.” Their times of origin and usage differ somewhat, but each has the same role in the Marine Corps culture. They have become a source of pride for all Marines. ties to the U.S. Navy, Marines interacted with sailors more and more.
“Rah.” or “Rah!” or “Rah?” Short for “Oohrah,” a Marine greeting or expression of enthusiasm similar to the Army's “Hooah” or the Navy's “Hooyah.” Rah, however, is a bit more versatile.
The SEAL battle cry, similar to the U.S. Army “hooah,” is heard most commonly (and un-ironically) during Navy SEAL training. BUD/S trainees are expected to bellow a “hooyah” in unison throughout a typical BUD/S training day. They are also expected to use it in answer to instructors when spoken to by them.
The tension only escalated when the issue of having Cyborg say “booyah” arose. That phrase had become a signature of the character thanks to the animated Teen Titans shows, but the character had never said it in the comics or in the original script.
Utah, John Stockton says, “Hey, look at me – I'm a little teapot, I'll run right up your dress!” But then, Olden Polynice says, “I'm not gonna pay a lot for this muffler!” But then Karl Malone says, “Sweet Sassy Molassey! You are gonna pay a lot! And the cost is gonna be prohibitive!” Jazz wins, 99-93!
In the Marine Corps a three-day weekend is called a “72” and a four-day weekend is called a “96”
Rack: A bed. Marines are weapons, so they are stored in “racks” instead of sleeping in “beds.”
The Marine Raider Regiment (MRR), formerly known as the Marine Special Operations Regiment (MSOR), is a special operations force of the United States Marine Corps, which is a part of Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC).
Head (ship's toilet) The use of the term "head" to refer to a ship's toilet dates to at least as early as 1708, when Woodes Rogers (English privateer and Governor of the Bahamas) used the word in his book, A Cruising Voyage Around the World.
Can You Get Pregnant in the Military? Yes! Each branch of the military has slightly different regulations regarding getting pregnant in the military, but you will not be discharged or reprimanded simply for becoming pregnant during service.
Boat Boo: A sailor's girlfriend or boyfriend aboard ship, usually during deployment, and often an arranged affair between two married sailors.