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单词 ooh-ooh
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ooh-oohv.

Brit. /ˌuːˈuː/, U.S. /ˈuˈu/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: ooh int.
Etymology: Reduplication of ooh int. Compare earlier ooh v.
intransitive. To exclaim or sing ‘ooh—ooh!’ Also (occasionally) transitive.In quot. 1960 as a verbal noun.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > cry or exclaim [verb (intransitive)] > specific exclamations
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ooh-ooh1960
1960 Billboard 4 Jan. 47/3 Why? Oh Why?—A slightly old-styled rocker… Lots of meshuga ooh-oohing by the high-voiced cat in the group.
1977 New Musical Express 12 Feb. 14/5 Pumping their arms in unison, pirouetting and ooh-oohing like crazy, they're very slick, very infectious and warmly humorous.
1992 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 10 Sept. (Orange County ed.) f2/2 He ducked all the chorus high notes..which left poor McCallum hanging up there alone, ‘ooh-ooh’-ing a suddenly naked high-harmony.
1997 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 19 Feb. 18 They ‘ooh-oohed’ to get Tillett's attention when she quizzed them on spelling words.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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