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I was never a rah-rah person. I never sold drugs or did anything crazy.
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Meaning of "rah-rah" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RAH-RAH

A reduplication of rah.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RAH-RAH

rah-rah  [ˈrɑːˌrɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAH-RAH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rah-Rah is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RAH-RAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rah-rah in the English dictionary

The definition of rah-rah in the dictionary is like or marked by boisterous and uncritical enthusiasm and excitement.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAH-RAH


Accra
əˈkrɑː
ancora
æŋˈkɔːrɑː
arar
ˈɑːrɑː
Ashura
ˈæʃʊˌrɑː
Aymara
ˌaɪməˈrɑː
baccarat
ˈbækəˌrɑː
Biskra
ˈbɪskrɑː
bra
brɑː
bura
buːˈrɑː
Fra
frɑː
hurrah
hʊˈrɑː
Kra
krɑː
Kura
kʊˈrɑː
mara
məˈrɑː
marah
ˈmɑːrɑː
parapara
ˈpɑːrɑːpɑːrɑː
rah
rɑː
registrar
ˌrɛdʒɪˈstrɑː
Tambora
ˈtæmbəˌrɑː
tara
ˈtɑːrɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAH-RAH

ragtimer
ragtop
raguly
Ragusa
ragweed
ragwheel
ragwork
ragworm
ragwort
rah
rah-rah skirt
rahui
rai
raia
raid
raider
raiding
raiding party
raik
rail

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAH-RAH

Al Hijrah
almirah
arrah
Basrah
Deborah
gerah
Gomorrah
Haftarah
Hijrah
Howrah
jarrah
menorah
omrah
Sarah
sefer torah
sirrah
surah
Syrah
Torah
Varah

Synonyms and antonyms of rah-rah in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rah-rah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAH-RAH

Find out the translation of rah-rah to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rah-rah from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rah-rah» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

RAH- RAH
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rah -rah
570 millions of speakers

English

rah-rah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राह-राह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حماس واندفاع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ура ура
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rah -rah
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছাত্রিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rah -rah
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rah-rah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rah -rah
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熱狂的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라 - 라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rah-rah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rah -rah
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராஹ்-ராஹ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

र-रस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rah-rah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rah- rah
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rah - rah
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ура ура
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rah - rah
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rah - rah
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lawaaierig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rah - rah
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rah - rah
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rah-rah

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAH-RAH»

The term «rah-rah» is regularly used and occupies the 107.607 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAH-RAH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rah-rah» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rah-rah» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rah-rah

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QUOTES WITH «RAH-RAH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rah-rah.
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Slick Rick
I was never a rah-rah person. I never sold drugs or did anything crazy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAH-RAH»

Discover the use of rah-rah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rah-rah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rah, Rah, Radishes!: A Vegetable Chant
Photographs of vegetables and rhyming text celebrate vegetables in all their colorful and tasty variety.
‎2014
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Rah-Rah Ruby!
Although Ruby loves cheerleading, she has difficulty spelling, so she decides to study during her summer vacation in order to prepare for the tryouts.
Christianne C. Jones, 2009
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The World Almanac & Book of Facts
Taskeaee fnstttute.— "Tuskegee, Rab,Rah!Tuskegee, Rah, Rah! Who Rah, Yon Rah! 'uskegee. Rah' Rah!" University of Alabama.— '* Hullabaloo, ray! rayl Hullabaloo, ray! ray! Hooray! Hooray! Varsity, Varsity, U. or A. V. 01 A. Rah, rah > U. of ...
‎1909
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"Weston, Weston, Rah-Rah-Rah!"
P S Marshall. MTEÜDUCTIÜH being stl Èmtlns., that evert- a'nlI-d spedite, and melee :ttln made mi. maten about? a Eltn iEtat1 a ůmdnt щ тЪвгет'Егтшцт-ШЕ' pent-arming in fttlnt tlt thnneands tlt lstreaming :ip-eltrtattlt't.1 many elf whom jus-.t  ...
P S Marshall, 2012
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The World Almanac and Encyclopedia
AMERICAN COLLEGE CHEERS— Continued. Lawrence University.— "Rah, rah, rah! L-A-W-R-E-N-C-E ! Rah, rah, rah!" Lehigh University. — " Hoo, 'rah 'ray ! Hoo, 'rah 'ray ! Ray 'ray 'ray, Lehigh !" Leland Stanford, Jr., University.—*' Rah.
‎1894
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Rah, Rah, Radishes!: A Vegetable Chant
... 3 1 ISBN 978-1-4424-9927-0 ISBN 978-1-4424-3520-9 (eBook). A. VEGETABLE. CHANT. by. april. pulley. sayre. LITTLESIMON. NewYork London Toronto Sydney NewDelhi Rah, rah, radishes! Red and white. For Isabel Baker of . Front Cover.
‎2014
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The rah-rah boys: a musical comedy given by Chi Upsilon ...
CAST. OF. CHARACTERS. (The characters are named in the order of their appearance.) BIFF BROWN, a seedy pugilist LEO C. DeTRAY. SKATE JENKINS, a jockey FRANK F. SOULE. Mrs. SEEKING COLA G.PARKER. SHRIMP JUNIOR  ...
Donald Randall Richberg, 1909
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
rah-rah n.1 1 [1940s-60s] (US Black) clothes fashionable among students in Black colleges. 2 [1990s+] (US) enthusiastic speech, a pep talk, [rah! rah! the stereotypical college yell] rah-rah n.2 1 [1970s] (US campus) a sports enthusiast.
Jonathon Green, 2005
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The World Almanac & Book of Facts
838 College Cheers—Continued. South Dakota C. — Hurrah, Hurroo, the Yellow, the Blue! Haw-gee, Haw-gee, S. D., S. C! Whoo-oo! Southern Univ. — Rah, rah, rahl Stan, rah, ree! Southern University! Southwestern Kansas — Hip! Hip!
‎1918
10
U.S. Geological Survey circular
Geological Survey (U.S.). p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- -J P- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1952

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAH-RAH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rah-rah is used in the context of the following news items.
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Reg Wydeven column: U-rah-rah for cheerleaders
When I was a kid, my buddy, Pearl, shared a room with his older brother. He had a poster of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on their wall, which we studied ... «Appleton Post Crescent, Jul 15»
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Win or lose, the Blackhawks leave the rah-rah stuff to everybody else
Hockey teams don't usually engage in all-out wars of words. They lean toward subtle propaganda campaigns meant to either send a message to the opponent ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jun 15»
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Ryan McDonagh not planning rah-rah speech to motivate Rangers
McDonagh took ownership of the mistake after the game, and will try to lead his team without rah-rah talking, but with better play. “I'm expecting to be an impact ... «New York Post, May 15»
4
Wisconsin basketball's rah-rah uncle is a golf legend
He will not suit up alongside Frank Kaminsky and Co. when Wisconsin attempts to derail Kentucky's historic undefeated run in Saturday's national semifinal ... «New York Post, Apr 15»
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Team has rah-rah approach to adversity in Ferguson
Team has rah-rah approach to adversity in Ferguson. The McCluer Pommies, a team of a 12 at McCluer High School in suburban Florissant, near Ferguson, Mo. «The Detroit News, Jan 15»
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Girl Scouts introduce Rah-Rah Raisins to 2015 cookie lineup
New this year is Rah-Rah Raisins, a cookie featuring whole grain oats, plump juicy raisins, and trendy Greek yogurt-flavored chunks. The team of flavors in this ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jan 15»
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Girl Scouts offering three new cookies, including gluten-free options
Rah-Rah Raisins are made with whole grain oats, raisins and Greek yogurt-flavored chunks. USA TODAY. Samoas, Thin Mints: Girl Scout cookie sales go digital. «USA TODAY, Jan 15»
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American Sniper Is a Rah-Rah War-on-Terror Fantasy
In Clint Eastwood's American Sniper, Navy SEAL Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) — an astoundingly talented marksman credited with more than 160 confirmed kills ... «LA Weekly, Dec 14»
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NBA dancers low-balled in 'rah-rah' deal
The Knicks open the 2014-2015 season Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden with a payroll of $91.3 million — the second-highest in the NBA. «New York Post, Oct 14»
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Jinggoy Estrada mocks Senate for being 'rah-rah squad' of Abad
MANILA, Philippines—Detained Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada criticized the Senate on Friday for acting like a “rah-rah” squad for the Department of Budget ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 14»

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