kˈɔɪnd æz "hˈoːɹə hˈɛnɹi" ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks baɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɔːθɚ dˈæmən ɹˈʌnɪən ɪn hɪz ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹi "tˈaɪt ʃˈuːz", ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ɐ kˈɑːmən tˈɜːm ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z wɛn ɪt wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli jˈuːzd tə ɹᵻfˈɜː tə ðə bˈɔɪstɚɹəs ˌʌpɚ klˈæs fˈænz ʌv dʒˈæz tɹˈʌmpɛɾɚ hˈʌmfɹi lˈɪɾɛltən hˌuː wʊd ʃˈaʊt "hˈoːɹə!"
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!"