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- [yoo-hoo]
- /ˈyuˌhu/
- /ˈjuː.huː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoo-hoo]
- /ˈyuˌhu/
Definitions of yoo-hoo word
- verb without object yoo-hoo to get or attempt to get someone's attention by or as if by calling “yoo-hoo”: yoo-hooing across the back fence. 1
- interjection yoo-hoo used to get sb's attention 1
- exclamation yoo-hoo a call to attract a person's attention 0
- interjection yoo-hoo (a shout or call) used to attract someone's attention 0
- interjection yoo-hoo Used to call to someone at a distance or to gain someone's attention. 0
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Origin of yoo-hoo
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
probably earlier than 1920-25, Americanism; of expressive orig.
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Parts of speech for Yoo-hoo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yoo-hoo popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for yoo-hoo
noun yoo-hoo
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verb yoo-hoo
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