•A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.
•To cheer with a huzzah sound.
•Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting.
•(sometimes humorous) Used as a cheer indicating exaltation, enjoyment or approval.
Etimoloji
Likely originally a hoisting cry, possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly to the cognate Swedish hissa (“to hoist; huzzah”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”) and French Ho, hisse! (“Hey, hoist!”). First attested in the 1570s.