# Booyah! and other colloquialisms that should come back **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972 "2003-02-18T21:48:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![greck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@greck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greck)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/1 "2003-02-18T21:48:30Z")
I think saying “booyah!” to someone when proven right or dunking a basketball on their head should come back in style. Any others? ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/2 "2003-02-18T23:37:28Z")
**Booyah!** never went out of style. It’s timeless, baby. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/3 "2003-02-18T23:44:39Z")
Word. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/4 "2003-02-19T02:40:35Z")
No. No. No!!! Not Booyah! Please please please no. My little brother has finally gotten over saying that in response to everything. Don’t bring it back! Please! I’m begging you! _Ducks down and covers ears_ ---
**Author:** ![Jessity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/5 "2003-02-19T03:21:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jackelope \* > \*\*Word. \*\* RAD! Just kiddin’. I like “Word.” It works. ---
**Author:** ![greck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@greck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greck)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/6 "2003-02-19T20:37:02Z")
Word? or WORD UP! either way, I like it. Hey Monica, It’s coming back so BOOYAH! to you maybe we should start using it with less emphasis, more casually. More off the cuff and civil. Maybe it would be better that way. we could use it as a greeting “good morning” “booyah” ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/7 "2003-02-19T21:18:52Z")
Uggh, no, please no more “booyah” I prefer the simple and elegant, “ha!” ---
**Author:** ![Cyrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Cyrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyrin)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/8 "2003-02-19T21:35:40Z")
[simpsons]_Ding_ _Ding_ _Ding_ “Guess who just sold the Whitman place? BOOYAH!”[/simpsons] If it was ever in the simspons it must forever be funny (except for most of the first season… but we don’t like to talk about that…) Booyah, Cyrin ---
**Author:** ![Cyrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Cyrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyrin)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/9 "2003-02-19T22:11:01Z")
[simpsons]_Ding_ _Ding_ _Ding_ “Guess who just sold the Whitman place? BOOYAH!”[/simpsons] If it was ever in the simspons it must forever be funny (except for most of the first season… but we don’t like to talk about that…) Booyah, Cyrin ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/10 "2003-02-20T04:06:29Z")
How about “No duh.” And maybe his little sister, “Duh-yeee!” And it’s not so much a colloquialism, but I’m a big fan of the “low five” lately. High fives are so retarded; low fives are so 70s-retro cool. Spread it around! Bring back the low five! Happy ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/11 "2003-02-20T04:46:02Z")
I’m spearheading a one-man effort to bring back “groovy.” That’s a groovy word. ---
**Author:** ![Lodrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@Lodrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lodrain)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/12 "2003-02-20T05:07:02Z")
Zounds! ---
**Author:** ![sirkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@sirkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirkle)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/13 "2003-02-20T05:16:02Z")
You people hang out w/ the wrong crowd! My friends and I use most of these on a daily basis, especially word. A few others that are commons. Tight, or tah aiiiiight rock on, party on, roll on \ Whoah! \ Anyway, yeah, I suppose it’s cause we are goofy college kids. Peace out sirkle ---
**Author:** ![lamafish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@lamafish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lamafish)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/14 "2003-02-20T06:52:39Z")
SHOW ME THE MONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!! its simply timeless ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/15 "2003-02-20T07:47:35Z")
Maybe I haven’t been watching enough SportsCenter lately, but I can’t imagine that Stuart Scott will ever allow the “BOOYAH” flame to go out. ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/16 "2003-02-20T08:11:11Z")
“Skipping rope and eating fries” ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/17 "2003-02-20T14:29:40Z")
Right on, **Smeghead**! Let’s bring back groovy! That would be outta sight! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lizochka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Lizochka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizochka)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/18 "2003-02-20T14:40:39Z")
I’ve always been a fan of bitchin, myself. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/19 "2003-02-20T14:49:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tupug Anachi \* > \*\*Right on, **Smeghead**! Let’s bring back groovy! That would be outta sight! 😃 \*\* I’m diggin’ this too, cats. (I actually do use “groovy” more than is healthy for me). Personally I like “capital” and “famous”, both meaning “good”. ---
**Author:** ![irkenDoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@irkenDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irkenDoom)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972/20 "2003-02-20T15:20:45Z")
My best friend and I started a campaign to bring back “def.” Didn’t really work, though, as we tend to forget the word ourselves. How 'bout “money?” I say that a lot, still. Word, money. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-and-other-colloquialisms-that-should-come-back/155972.md?page=2)