coon.

Brit.

/kuː/, U.S.

/ku/

Etymology: < coo v.

a. The sound uttered by doves and pigeons; a sound resembling this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > pigeon > sound made by

cooing1695

coo1729

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > dove > sound made by

cooing1695

coo1729

doling1848

roucoulement1853

1729 R. Savage Wanderer i. (R.) Soft coos of distant doves.

a1851 D. M. Moir Bloom & Blight in Poet. Wks. (1852) v The cushat's coo of love.

1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist vi. 101 The wood-pigeon had uttered his last coo.

b. reduplicated.

ΚΠ

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Sept. 2/1 The perpetual, never-ceasing song of the wind..and the coo-coo of the wood-pigeon.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

coov.

Brit.

/kuː/, U.S.

/ku/

Etymology: Imitative of the sound.

a. intransitive. To make the soft murmuring sound or note characteristic of doves and pigeons.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound (of pigeon)

coo1672

roocoocoo1922

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound (of dove)

mourna1522

crookle1574

crook1586

whorr1598

croo1611

coo1672

cruckle1691

roocoocoo1922

1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada ii. i. ii. 82 So, two kind Turtles..sit alone, And Cooe, and hearken to each others moan.

1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week v. 29 As the Wood Pidgeon cooes without his Mate.

1778 G. White Let. 9 Sept. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 241 Doves coo in an amorous and mournful manner.

1815 W. Wordsworth Poems I. Pref. p. xxiii The Stock-dove is said to coo, a sound well imitating the note of the bird.

1887 W. Besant World went very well Then I. ii. 40 The doves cooed sleepily from the dovecot.

b. reduplicated.

ΚΠ

1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 213 The dove may be heard..coo-cooing still more softly..to her mate.

2. transferred. To utter a sound like that of a dove; esp. said of an infant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > coo or crool

crool1574

coo1736

1736 E. Stanley tr. T. de Saint-Hyacinthe Histoire du Prince Titi 11 He was perpetually smiling or cooing..he never cried, nay did not so much as whimper.

1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude 94 Between his three or four sleeps, he [sc. the Baby] coos like a pigeon-house.

1885 H. C. McCook Tenants Old Farm 233 As he cooed on in this way he applied the web like a plaster to the torn flesh.

3. To converse caressingly or amorously; usually in phr. to bill and coo: see bill v.² 3.

ΚΠ

1816 Ld. Byron Let. 24 Dec. (1976) V. 149 What are you doing now, Oh Thomas Moore?.. Billing or cooing now, Which, Thomas Moore?

1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxx. 295 Jenny and Jessamy..billing and cooing in an arbour.

4. transitive.

a. To utter or express by cooing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (transitive)] > coo

coo1798

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > flatter [verb (transitive)] > utter in flattering manner

coo1798

1798 B. Johnson Orig. Poems 73 No longer now he..cooes the praise of ev'ry fair.

1834 Fraser's Mag. 10 444 A pair of turtle-doves lived in one nest, and cooed their love on the same branch.

1891 Wingfield Maid of Hon. II. xviii. 262 ‘The good Marquise,’ she cooed. ‘The dear excellent Marquise.’

b. To send to rest, etc. by cooing.

ΚΠ

1814 S. Rogers Jacqueline ii. 3 The doves had cooed themselves to rest.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

cooint.

Brit.

/kuː/, U.S.

/ku/

Forms: Also coo-er.

An exclamation expressing surprise or incredulity. slang.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection]

whatOE

well, wellOE

avoyc1300

ouc1300

ay1340

lorda1393

ahaa1400

hillaa1400

whannowc1450

wow1513

why?1520

heydaya1529

ah1538

ah me!a1547

fore me!a1547

o me!a1547

what the (also a) goodyear1570

precious coals1576

Lord have mercy (on us)1581

good heavens1588

whau1589

coads1590

ay me!1591

my stars!a1593

Gods me1595

law1598

Godso1600

to go out1600

coads-nigs1608

for mercy!a1616

good stars!1615

mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616

gramercy1617

goodness1623

what next?1662

mon Dieu1665

heugh1668

criminy1681

Lawd1696

the dickens1697

(God, etc.) bless my heart1704

alackaday1705

(for) mercy's sake!1707

my1707

deuce1710

gracious1712

goodly and gracious1713

my word1722

my stars and garters!1758

lawka1774

losha1779

Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784

great guns!1795

mein Gott1795

Dear me!1805

fancy1813

well, I'm sure!1815

massy1817

Dear, dear!1818

to get off1818

laws1824

Mamma mia1824

by crikey1826

wisha1826

alleleu1829

crackey1830

Madonna mia1830

indeed1834

to go on1835

snakes1839

Jerusalem1840

sapristi1840

oh my days1841

tear and ages1841

what (why, etc.) in time?1844

sakes alive!1846

gee willikers1847

to get away1847

well, to be sure!1847

gee1851

Great Scott1852

holy mackerel!1855

doggone1857

lawsy1868

my wig(s)!1871

gee whiz1872

crimes1874

yoicks1881

Christmas1882

hully gee1895

'ullo1895

my hat!1899

good (also great) grief!1900

strike me pink!1902

oo-er1909

what do you know?1909

cripes1910

coo1911

zowiec1913

can you tie that?1918

hot diggety1924

yeow1924

ziggety1924

stone (or stiffen) the crows1930

hullo1931

tiens1932

whammo1932

po po po1936

how about that?1939

hallo1942

brother1945

tie that!1948

surprise1953

wowee1963

yikes1971

never1974

to sod off1976

whee1978

mercy1986

yipes1989

1911 Punch 5 July 8/1 ‘My dear Bobby,’ I said, ‘I know everything about everything.’ ‘Coo—I bet you don't.’

1927 C. Mackenzie Vestal Fire iii. ii Coo! they don't mind bumping into you, do they?

1929 E. Raymond Family that Was i. iv ‘Coo!’ exclaimed Joyce. ‘O Mummy, may he?’

1934 P. Fleming One's Company xxiii. 168 But M.'s enormous stature drew many subdued cries of ‘Ai-ai-ai-yah!’, which is Chinese for ‘Coo-er!’

1963 Times 22 Apr. 6/4 Coo, is that really the time?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.1729

v.1672

int.1911

单词	coo
释义	coon. Brit. /kuː/, U.S. /ku/ Etymology: < coo v. a. The sound uttered by doves and pigeons; a sound resembling this. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > pigeon > sound made by cooing1695 coo1729 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > dove > sound made by cooing1695 coo1729 doling1848 roucoulement1853 1729 R. Savage Wanderer i. (R.) Soft coos of distant doves. a1851 D. M. Moir Bloom & Blight in Poet. Wks. (1852) v The cushat's coo of love. 1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist vi. 101 The wood-pigeon had uttered his last coo. b. reduplicated. ΚΠ 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Sept. 2/1 The perpetual, never-ceasing song of the wind..and the coo-coo of the wood-pigeon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). coov. Brit. /kuː/, U.S. /ku/ Etymology: Imitative of the sound. 1. a. intransitive. To make the soft murmuring sound or note characteristic of doves and pigeons. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound (of pigeon) coo1672 roocoocoo1922 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound (of dove) mourna1522 crookle1574 crook1586 whorr1598 croo1611 coo1672 cruckle1691 roocoocoo1922 1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada ii. i. ii. 82 So, two kind Turtles..sit alone, And Cooe, and hearken to each others moan. 1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week v. 29 As the Wood Pidgeon cooes without his Mate. 1778 G. White Let. 9 Sept. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 241 Doves coo in an amorous and mournful manner. 1815 W. Wordsworth Poems I. Pref. p. xxiii The Stock-dove is said to coo, a sound well imitating the note of the bird. 1887 W. Besant World went very well Then I. ii. 40 The doves cooed sleepily from the dovecot. b. reduplicated. ΚΠ 1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 213 The dove may be heard..coo-cooing still more softly..to her mate. 2. transferred. To utter a sound like that of a dove; esp. said of an infant. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > coo or crool crool1574 coo1736 1736 E. Stanley tr. T. de Saint-Hyacinthe Histoire du Prince Titi 11 He was perpetually smiling or cooing..he never cried, nay did not so much as whimper. 1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude 94 Between his three or four sleeps, he [sc. the Baby] coos like a pigeon-house. 1885 H. C. McCook Tenants Old Farm 233 As he cooed on in this way he applied the web like a plaster to the torn flesh. 3. To converse caressingly or amorously; usually in phr. to bill and coo: see bill v.² 3. ΚΠ 1816 Ld. Byron Let. 24 Dec. (1976) V. 149 What are you doing now, Oh Thomas Moore?.. Billing or cooing now, Which, Thomas Moore? 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxx. 295 Jenny and Jessamy..billing and cooing in an arbour. 4. transitive. a. To utter or express by cooing. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (transitive)] > coo coo1798 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > flatter [verb (transitive)] > utter in flattering manner coo1798 1798 B. Johnson Orig. Poems 73 No longer now he..cooes the praise of ev'ry fair. 1834 Fraser's Mag. 10 444 A pair of turtle-doves lived in one nest, and cooed their love on the same branch. 1891 Wingfield Maid of Hon. II. xviii. 262 ‘The good Marquise,’ she cooed. ‘The dear excellent Marquise.’ b. To send to rest, etc. by cooing. ΚΠ 1814 S. Rogers Jacqueline ii. 3 The doves had cooed themselves to rest. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). cooint. Brit. /kuː/, U.S. /ku/ Forms: Also coo-er. An exclamation expressing surprise or incredulity. slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 1911 Punch 5 July 8/1 ‘My dear Bobby,’ I said, ‘I know everything about everything.’ ‘Coo—I bet you don't.’ 1927 C. Mackenzie Vestal Fire iii. ii Coo! they don't mind bumping into you, do they? 1929 E. Raymond Family that Was i. iv ‘Coo!’ exclaimed Joyce. ‘O Mummy, may he?’ 1934 P. Fleming One's Company xxiii. 168 But M.'s enormous stature drew many subdued cries of ‘Ai-ai-ai-yah!’, which is Chinese for ‘Coo-er!’ 1963 Times 22 Apr. 6/4 Coo, is that really the time? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1729v.1672int.1911
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