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Meaning of Hooray Henry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An offensively loudmouthed upper-class man.

UK, colloquial, derogatory

Examples

“It was a nice pub, down by the river, but full of Hooray Henrys.”
Most of us probably thought that the Hooray Henrys of the 80s were as bad as it was ever going to get, but at least those braying City boys had jobs.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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