hoo
pronouninterjectionnounadverbnouncommon in dialogue
- //huː//
she
pronoun
- 1
she
'Aye, aye,' said the father, impatiently, 'hoo'll come. Hoo's a bit set up now, because hoo thinks I might ha' spoken more civilly; but hoo'll think better on it, and come. I can read her proud bonny face like a book.
- 2
he, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun
Etymology
From Middle English hoo, shoo (“she”) from Old English hēo (“she”). More at she.
interjection
- 1
obsoleteExpressing joy, excitement, or victory.
Our enemy is banish'd! he is gone! Hoo! hoo!
With, hoo! such bugs and goblins in my life
- 2
Used to attract the attention of others.
"Hoo yee!"
- 3
An exclamation of pain.
Etymology
From Middle English hoo, ho. More at ho.
noun
- 1
An uttering of the cry 'hoo'.
Improvising a stretcher from a cupboard door, they levered Mrs Dibble on to it and got her upstairs to "Hoos!" and "Ows!" of anguish, and laid her on the bed, where Rita administered another stiff dose of gin.
adverb
- 1
how
Etymology
From Middle English howe, hu (“how”), from Old English hū (“how”). More at how.
noun
- 1
A strip of land; a peninsula; a spur or ridge.
Etymology
From Middle English hough, hogh, ho, from Old English hōh. Doublet of hough.
Forms
- plural
- hoos