ɹˈʌnɪən jˈuːzd ɪt wɛn dᵻskɹˈaɪbɪŋ hɪz kˈæɹɪktɚ kˈælvɪn kˈoʊlbi, ɐ ɹˈɪtʃ lˈeɪɐbˌaʊt, sˈeɪɪŋ, "hiː ɪz wɪðˌaʊt stɹˈɪkt dˈaʊt ɐ hˈoːɹə hˈɛnɹi, ænd hiː ɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli fˈɪɡɚd æz nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt ɐ lˈɑːb æz fˈɑːɹ æz dˌuːɪŋ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ jˈuːsfəl ɪn ðɪs wˈɜːld ɪz kənsˈɜːnd".
Runyon used it when describing his character Calvin Colby, a rich layabout, saying, "He is without strict doubt a Hoorah Henry, and he is generally figured as nothing but a lob as far as doing anything useful in this world is concerned".