ENG070 Josh Reel
Definition paper
I was in the military for three years in the United States Army Infantry. The word Hooah
can be used in many diferent ways to motivate and inspire people. It's like in many sports when
they put their hands together then lift them up at the same time and yell the same word or
phrase before getting started with what it is they are about to do. For me when I was in the
Army and used the word Hooah it motivated me to, finish the run, to do one more push-up, to
do one more sit-up, or one more pull-up. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooah,
hooah means: is ubiquitous in the life of an U.S. Army soldier. In informal situations, a soldier
can reply with "hooah" in place of "Yes, (military rank)" such as "Yes, Sergeant." This can be
useful when the rank of the superior officer is unknown, similar to using simply "Yes,
question, as in "We're going to win this war, hooah?". The most appropriate response to the
question "hooah?" is the exclamation "hooah!" Other popular usages of hooah include: Heard,
Understood, and Acknowledged, Anything and everything except "no", What to say when at a
loss for words, Good copy, Roger, solid copy, good, great, message received, understood,
acknowledged, Glad to meet you, welcome, All right! I don't know the answer, but I'll check
on it; I haven't the foggiest idea, I am not listening, That is enough of your drivel; sit down!
You've got to be kidding me! Thank you, Go to the next slide, You've taken the correct action,
I don't know what that means, but I'm too embarrassed to ask for clarification, Squared away
(for example, "He's pretty hooah."), Amen! Head Up Ass (thought to originate as a response to
young officers who had no idea what they are doing), I completely disagree with you, you're an
idiot, and I will grudgingly comply only because you outrank me.
