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单词 yoo-hoo
释义

yoo-hoo

[ yoo-hoo ]
/ ˈyuˌhu /
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interjection

(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, in calling to another person, or the like.)

verb (used without object)

to get or attempt to get someone's attention by or as if by calling “yoo-hoo”: yoo-hooing across the back fence.

Origin of yoo-hoo

First recorded in 1920–25 but probably earlier, Americanism; imitative of the sound

Words nearby yoo-hoo

Yonkers, yonks, Yonne, yonnie, yoof, yoo-hoo, YOP, Yorba Linda, yore, York, York boat
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Example sentences from the Web for yoo-hoo

  • She looked young, 18, maybe, and was drinking from a can of Yoo-hoo.

    Video-chat for Stoners|Brian Ries|August 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
  • "Yoo-hoo—Custy's won the day—Beeny's scairtit," going up on the last syllable.

    Christie Johnstone|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for yoo-hoo

yoo-hoo
/ (ˈjuːˌhuː) /

interjection

a call to attract a person's attention
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
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