olé

Spanish crowd's cry

Olé is a Spanish exclamation of approval or excitement, shouted at bullfights, flamenco performances, and soccer matches.

In English it expresses enthusiastic encouragement or celebration: Olé! What a goal!

The word often appears in contexts evoking Spanish or Latin flair.

celebration

bravo

Acclaim for performers

encore · hurrah · hooray · acclaim · exuberance · jubilation · triumph · victory · goal · exultation

bullfighting

matador

Bullfight's fatal sword wielder

cape · muleta · picador · banderillero · torero · aficionado · suerte · quite

flamenco

duende

Passionate artistic soul-force

castanets · cajón

Opposites
crowd response/approval

oléboo

Shout to startle or jeer

jeer · hiss · booing · catcall · raspberry

emotional valence of exclamation

oléugh

Disgust exclamation

bah · meh · aw · alas · bleh

excitement vs. indifference

olémeh

Indifference, vocalized

yawn · whatever · silence · crickets · shrug

Family

ole, oleic, oleo

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G