oo

nounnouninterjectionattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈəʊ.əʊ//
United States//ˈoʊ.oʊ//
//uː//

Any of four Hawaiian birds of the genus Moho, formerly classed with the honeyeaters and now believed to be extinct.

noun

1
obsolete(Ω, ω) The Greek letter omega.
Then came ther downe goodly ladyes tweyne […] And seyde, the gret Alpha & Oo most souereyne […] had hem thedyr sent.

Etymology

Representation of a long-o sound.

noun

1
Any of four Hawaiian birds of the genus Moho, formerly classed with the honeyeaters and now believed to be extinct.
On this visit I made careful inquiries as to the success of Mr. Gay's efforts to raise the "Oo" bird on this island.
Several years earlier, she had arranged to bring three pairs of the rapidly vanishing ʻōʻō bird from Hawai‘i island to Kaua‘i, hoping they would form a new colony.

Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻōʻō, resembling its call.

interjection

1
Variant of oohAlternative form of ooh.

Etymology

See ooh.

Forms

plural: oos

onto · Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or…onward · Moving forward.onwards · Onward.

oo · Any of four Hawaiian birds of the genus Moho, formerly classed with the honeyeaters and now believed to be extinct.

oof · A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar…ooh · An expression of surprise.ooo · hugs (usually placed at the end of a letter or in text…

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