viva

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish viva and Italian viva.

intj

1. Long live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support).

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive, dated) To cheer, applaud
   ...the people clapped and vivaed, groaned and hooted, as they were pleased or disappointed, until at length the intense excitement began to subside... 1841, Joseph Bullar, Henry Bullar, A winter in the Azores, and a summer at the baths of the Furnas
   The next evening Paine went to the theatre. The state-box had been prepared for him. The house rose and vivaed as he entered. 1859, The Atlantic Monthly
   ...did you not hear how the beasts last night were cheering and vivaing those French heretics? 1857, George Payne R James, Leonora d'Orco

noun

1. A shout of applause.
   When the cibolero returned to the plain, he was received with a fresh burst of vivas, and kerchiefs were waved to greet him. 1855, Mayne Reid, The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico, page 89

Etymology 2

Shortened from viva voce, Latin for “live voice”

noun

1. An oral examination, typically for an academic qualification.

verb

1. (transitive) To subject to an examination of this kind.
   I was vivaed by Charles Cannan, who was then a Fellow of Trinity... 1931, Henry Sanderson Furniss Sanderson, Memories of sixty years
   Throughout his life, he took college responsibilities seriously, he came to All Souls whenever possible on weekends, he vivaed or interviewed candidates... 1972, The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
   My doctoral thesis was vivaed three years before the publication of the revised and expanded edition of Richard H. Popkin's work... 2009, Gianni Paganini, Jose Raimundo Maia Neto, Renaissance Scepticisms