Huzzah (originally huzza, and in North American dialects hurrah)'s an English interjection of joy or approbation. According to the Oxford English Dictionary it's "apparently a mere exclamation" without any particular derivation. Whatever its origins, it's seen occasional literary use since at least the time of Shakespeare. The North American spelling gave rise to the phrase "the last Hurrah", meaning a final, significant incident within a greater event, which became popular after it was used as… (More on Huzzah)