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Supposedly it comes from the abbreviation "HUA," meaning Heard-Understood-Acknowledged, but it's most likely just something used to give motivation, since Marines are notorious for being motivated.
Hoorah, hurrah, hooray, hurray are variants which all mean agreement, approval, celebration or just plain happiness. The etymology is a mystery, but these words are found in written English at least a century before the establishment of the USMC which casts considerable doubt on the HUA explanation.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoJust to clarify. It is NOT yoorah Its Oorah. Second yes you can say Oorah after someone says Semper Fi. Oorah is used in many different contexts. Ex. Marine 1: Get some Marine! Marine 2 :Oorah Sir. Or You can say it in reverse like Marine 1 Oorah. Marine 2 Semper Fi.
Also Oorah comes after Marines are dismissed! When the Platoon Leader dismisses the Platoon the Marines yell OORAH!
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What do you say when someone says semper fi?
semper fidelis (shortened semperfi) is the motto of the United States Marine Corps. Translated it means always faithful and is used more or less as a greeting or term of endearment between marines. One marine sees another it is acceptable to say many things, one of which could be semper fi. For family members and retirees the phrase is a great way of distinguishign your self as someone who is still connected to the corps. For example the mother of marine approaches a retired vet and says my son is serving in the corps in which the vet could respond semper fi ma'am. An acceptable response would simply be semper fi, or semper (always faithful, or always) or any other term or greeting.
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