ɪnðə kˈæsɛl dˈɪkʃənˌɛɹi ʌv slˈæŋ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, dʒˈɛf ɡɹˈænt dᵻfˈaɪnz ɐ hˈoːɹeɪ hˈɛnɹi æz ˈeɪ "ɹˈɪtʃ jˈʌŋ mˈæn ɡˈɪvən tə mˈʌtʃ pˈʌblɪk ɛksɪbˈɪʃənˌɪzəm, dɹˈʌŋkənnəs ænd sˈɪmɪlɚɹ ˌæntɪsˈoʊʃəl æktˈɪvᵻɾiz, ˈɔːl bˈeɪst ˌɔn ɐn ɛksˈɛs ʌv snˈɑːbɪʃ sˈɛlfɛstˈiːm."
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."