2007-08-10 02:00:24 · 12 answers · asked by NYJetfanCC 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The military doesn't use "boo-ya". The Marines use "OOH-RAH", and it is used basicly as punctuation. I had commanders use it as a question mark (ie. We are going to go on a 15 mile hump in 90 degree weather, ooh-rah?) not so much to question, but to say, "do you understand?". the appropriate response was ooh-rah in return, letting him know that you understood what he was saying. It is also used as a greeting, particularly with senior Staff NCOs (ie. A PFC is walking down the street and he sees a Gunnery Sergeant, he might say "ooh-rah Gunny" rather than "good morning"). It is used a lot, sort of as a filler word.
The Army uses the less manly Hoo-ah the same way pretty much. The origin of Hoo-ah is complicated, with many claiming it came from WWII soldiers sort of saying "who us?". However, my father, who retired an Infantry Colonel after 29 years in the Army says that it most likely came from the Civil War. The Union Army of the Patomic would, as they were charging, give three loud "Huzzah!s" as they attacked, in contrast to "the Rebel Yell" Confederate soldiers gave. Its not hard to see how Huzzah could have turned into Hoo-ah over the years.
2007-08-10 02:47:06 · answer #1 · answered by joby10095 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Marine Chant
2016-10-07 07:11:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Army uses HOOAH!
The Marines use OohRah!
BOO-YA is considered a bad catch phrase from the ninties.....you know the meaning. Sure people from the Military have used it.....but they are behind the times and it isnt too common anymore.
2007-08-10 06:26:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hooah like Ayiea (Cavalry battle cry) are words resonating from the Frontier Days with the Native American words no one really knows what they mean but they know the originate from the Su and Apache tribes.
2007-08-10 02:29:08 · answer #4 · answered by Commodevil 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a derivitive "cheer" from the old Brittish days of Huzzah, Hooyah, currently used in replacement for an enthusiastic "Understood statement!"
2007-08-10 02:16:01 · answer #5 · answered by Guessses, A.R.T. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"boo-ya" means an exclamated YES!
Usually accompanied with a pumped fist.
I believe it has a french origin but I'm not positive.
The military phrase I believe you are referring to is,
"OOO-RAH".
Which has different meanings for different situations.
The most prominent is "HOORAY"
But it is also used to mean "I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE"
2007-08-10 02:09:47 · answer #6 · answered by hoovarted 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's slang for hoo-rah, and it's a Marine Corps way of saying " gung - ho." A Chinese adjective meaning ethusiastic.
2007-08-10 02:06:26 · answer #7 · answered by Louie O 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
marines: oooh-rahhh, pretty much the answer to any question, response, critisism, cynism, sarcasm, and all around all purpose word. if you were to listen to a squad of marines you would think they were speaking like those southpark aliens using the word "oooh-rahhh" instead of "mark-lark".
army: hoo-waaah
navy: hoo-yaaah
airforce:?
coast gaurd: hooo-yaaah
2007-08-10 03:00:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard ppl use Booya in military but its not military lingo
Urban Dictionary.... fun explanations
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=booya
2007-08-10 02:08:27 · answer #9 · answered by shvrx 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
do you mean hoo ah! boo ya is for sports.
2007-08-10 02:03:24 · answer #10 · answered by kevlar1 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋