huzza

Huzza is an old-fashioned exclamation of joy, approval, or encouragement, essentially an archaic form of hurrah or hooray.

It appears most often in historical fiction or period pieces depicting sailors, soldiers, or crowds cheering.

The men raised their glasses and cried huzza!

As a verb, to huzza means to shout this exclamation or to salute someone with cheers.

The word has largely fallen out of everyday use but retains a quaint, theatrical charm.