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[ hoot ] / hut / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hoot ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision. to utter the cry characteristic of an owl. to utter a similar sound. Chiefly British. to blow a horn or whistle; toot. verb (used with object)to assail with shouts of disapproval or derision: The fans hooted the umpire. to drive out, off, or away by hooting. to express in hoots: The crowd hooted its disagreement with the speaker. nounthe cry of an owl. any similar sound, as an inarticulate shout. a cry or shout, especially of disapproval or derision. British. a horn, siren, or whistle, especially a factory whistle. Informal. the least bit of concern, interest, or thought; trifle: His religion doesn't matter a hoot to me. Slang. an extremely funny person, situation, or event: Your cousin is such a hoot! Idioms for hootnot give / care a hoot,Informal. to not care at all: I don't give a hoot.Also not give / care two hoots.
Origin of hoot1First recorded in 1200–1250; Middle English verb hoten, huten, houten; imitative of the sound SYNONYMS FOR hoot1, 5 jeer, boo, hiss. 5 razz. SEE SYNONYMS FOR hoot ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM hoothoot·ing·ly, adverbun·hoot·ed, adjectiveWords nearby hootHoorn, hoosegow, Hoosier, Hoosier cabinet, Hoosier State, hoot, hootch, hootchinoo, hootchy-kootchy, hootenanny, hooter Definition for hoot (2 of 2)[ hoot ] / hut /
interjection Scot. and North England.(used as an expression of impatience, dissatisfaction, objection, or dislike.) Origin of hoot21675–85; compare Swedish hut,Welsh hwt,Irish ut begone! Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hootHooters is cleverly asking me to “Give a Hoot” about breast cancer. The Misogynistic Companies Jumping On The Breast Cancer Bandwagon|Emily Shire|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST I thought you were a hoot on Community as the lawyer for the estate of Pierce. Kentucky’s Finest Antihero: Walton Goggins on Justified’s Chameleon Villain|Allen Barra|February 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Explosion at the Wig Factory was about as big of a hoot as you can comfortably call a tragedy like an explosion. ‘American Hustle’ Is Overrated|Kevin Fallon|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Palestinian Authority didn't give a hoot what the reasons were. If You Build It, They Will Skate|Maysoon Zayid|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“ John F. Kennedy Jr. was a hoot to do at his first convention,” Sheehan says. Today's King's Speech Guru|Sandra McElwaine|February 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST Then from the little clump of trees came the hoot of an owl that caused him to straighten up quickly and to listen intently. The Cave of Gold|Everett McNeil After a time the people began to murmur at all this delay and messing about, and presently some of them began to groan and hoot. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists|Robert Tressell Not a breath of air, not a shriek from a toad, not a hoot from an owl; a melancholy numbness lay heavy on everything. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII.|Guy de Maupassant I concluded I would fire a couple of gunshots and see if I could get an answer, but got no reply save the hoot of an owl. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper|Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock Guess I must have been away off, and it was only a hoot owl after all; but I thought I heard some one cough!
British Dictionary definitions for hoot (1 of 3)
nounthe mournful wavering cry of some owls a similar sound, such as that of a train whistle a jeer of derision informal an amusing person or thingthe weekend was a hoot not give a hoot not to care at all verb(often foll by at) to jeer or yell (something) contemptuously (at someone) (tr) to drive (political speakers, actors on stage, etc) off or away by hooting (intr) to make a hoot (intr) British to blow a horn Word Origin for hootC13 hoten, of imitative origin British Dictionary definitions for hoot (2 of 3)
interjectionan exclamation of impatience or dissatisfaction: a supposed Scotticism Word Origin for hootC17: of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for hoot (3 of 3)
nounAustralian and NZ a slang word for money Word Origin for hootfrom Māori utu price Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hoot
see not give a damn (hoot). The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to hootjeer, boo, whistle, hiss, heckle, scream, howl, scorn, razz, catcall, scoff at, shout down |