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Hoos...what does that mean?
Posted on 6/9/09 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 6/9/09 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 6/9/09 at 3:48 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Their unofficial mascot is the Wa-hoos.. dont know why.. but thats what it stands for
Posted on 6/9/09 at 3:51 pm to cord1321
b/c they are gay
just like hokies... thats why i had to get out of virginia
just like hokies... thats why i had to get out of virginia
This post was edited on 6/9/09 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 6/9/09 at 3:54 pm to mlttiger
They are the Wa-hoos. It is a traditional mascot for them and the cheer is wa-hoo-wa blah blah. It is a tradition, just like the majority of every school out there has.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 3:55 pm to Ponchy Tiger
comes from the school cheer, which is "wahoowa". I forget the origins of it. Also is a reference to a wahoo, which is a fish that can drink two times its own weight.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 3:58 pm to MetArl15
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a fish that can drink two times its own weight.
so can some lsu fans
Posted on 6/9/09 at 4:20 pm to jscrims
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Wa-hoo
Like what Les Miles yells at press conferences?
Posted on 6/9/09 at 4:28 pm to JesuitTiger
It means "we are really gay" in Virginian.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 4:32 pm to back9Tiger
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It means "we are really gay" in Virginian.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 4:32 pm to back9Tiger
"NOT GAY" says the UVA student section in unison.
This post was edited on 6/9/09 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 6/9/09 at 4:36 pm to Ponchy Tiger
I posted this in an earlier thread.. basically it's the product of an old rivalry with Washington & Lee dating back to 1890. Here is the back-story:
"Legend has it that Washington & Lee baseball fans dubbed the Virginia players "Wahoos" during the fiercely contested rivalry that existed between the two in-state schools in the 1890s. By 1940, "Wahoos" was in general use around Grounds to denote University students or events relating to them. The abbreviated "Hoos" sprang up later in student newspapers and has gained growing popularity."
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But the most common explanation that you'll hear from students & alumns is that it was embraced because a wahoo can drink up to twice it's body weight every day. (We're not in the SEC, but we party with the best of 'em).
"Cavaliers" is pretty much only used by the media, though it's still our official mascot.
"Legend has it that Washington & Lee baseball fans dubbed the Virginia players "Wahoos" during the fiercely contested rivalry that existed between the two in-state schools in the 1890s. By 1940, "Wahoos" was in general use around Grounds to denote University students or events relating to them. The abbreviated "Hoos" sprang up later in student newspapers and has gained growing popularity."
LINK
But the most common explanation that you'll hear from students & alumns is that it was embraced because a wahoo can drink up to twice it's body weight every day. (We're not in the SEC, but we party with the best of 'em).
"Cavaliers" is pretty much only used by the media, though it's still our official mascot.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 4:37 pm to neworleanshoo
It means a whale's vagina.
This post was edited on 6/9/09 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 6/9/09 at 4:48 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Say it twice, and it means Tits.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 4:51 pm to Ponchy Tiger
In Omaha it will mean hoos getting their asses kicked.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 4:55 pm to mikedatyger
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"NOT GAY" says the UVAG student section in unison.
fixed it for you.
Posted on 6/9/09 at 4:59 pm to back9Tiger
Hoos... as in Horton hears a Hoo... They've got really small strike zones... 
Posted on 6/9/09 at 5:04 pm to back9Tiger
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It means "we are really gay" in Virginian.
as a virginia resident... this is true
Posted on 6/9/09 at 7:01 pm to Brageous
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It means a whale's vagina.
Maybe they should write "Hoos" on their rally caps in honor of Ole Miss.
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