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Hooray Henry
In British English slang, Hooray Henry or Hoorah Henry (plural: Hoorah/Hooray Henrys/Henries) is a pejorative term, comparable to "toff", for an upper class British male who exudes loud-mouthed arrogance and an air of superiority, often flaunting his public school upbringing. It is cited as the male equivalent of a "Sloane Ranger", although the female equivalent of a Hooray Henry is sometimes referred to as a Hooray Henrietta.〔
Coined as "Hoorah Henry" in 1936 by American author Damon Runyon in his short story "Tight Shoes", it became a common term in the UK in the 1950s when it was originally used to refer to the boisterous upper class fans of jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton who would shout "Hoorah!" between the pieces he performed at the 100 Club in London. More recently, the term has become commonly used in the British tabloid newspapers to express contempt towards the lifestyles of the upper class and their privileged upbringings in expensive public schools such as Eton College, and esteemed universities such as Oxford and Cambridge. Although with the demise of the old boy network other schools such as Sherborne School are more commonly associated with them. In both the United Kingdom and the United States, the term has frequently been used in a political context to refer to certain members of the British Conservative Party and Prime Minister David Cameron who had such upbringings, and has also been used negatively towards those associated with events such as the University Boat Race and Royal Ascot. Despite its generally negative connotation, several restaurants, clubs and boutiques have adopted the name in a more favourable light to imply class and style.
==Definitions==
Eric Partridge describes a Hooray Henry as a "male of the upper classes who exhibits a superior or anti-social manner". The ''Cambridge Dictionary'' defines it as a "young man from a high social class who speaks loudly and behaves in a noticeable way in public."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hooray Henry )〕 In the ''Cassell Dictionary of Slang'' (1998), Jeff Grant defines a Hooray Henry as a "rich young man given to much public exhibitionism, drunkenness and similar antisocial activities, all based on an excess of snobbish self-esteem." The ''Urban Dictionary'' defines it as follows: "In Monty Python terms, English upper class twits - public schoolboys who turn into oiks and behave rudely, noisily and foolishly in a group at public functions rather as European players of rugby football are commonly said to comport themselves at social events. The females of the species (rarer) are Hooray Henriettas."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=hooray henry )〕 ''Chambers Dictionary'' simply defines the term as "a young middle - or upper class man with a loud voice and ineffectual manner".
The term has a similar meaning to "toff" and "(rugger bugger )" and is seen as the male equivalent of "Sloane Ranger". It is usually applied to a snobbish, arrogant aristocratic male with a privileged public school and university (Oxford or Cambridge) background, or simply a well-spoken, well-educated, wealthy, pompous male who stands out among lower classes. Writing in New Zealand's ''The Northern Standard'' in 2007, Tim Eves indicates that the term in New Zealand is related to urban contempt of rural folk, explaining that "the latest fad among city folk is to discuss their rural friends with a mix of envy and downright resentment".
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