Definition of yoo-hoo in English:
yoo-hoo
exclamation ˈjuːhuːjuːˈhuːˈju ˌhu
A call used to attract attention to one's arrival or presence.
Yoo-hoo!—Is anyone there?
verbˈjuːhuːjuːˈhuːˈju ˌhu
[no object]Say ‘yoo-hoo’ to attract attention.
Roz comes in, waving and yoo-hooing
Example sentencesExamples
- The excited girls, rain dripping from their hats, waved and yoo-hooed wildly from the back of the cab.
- Neighbor lady knocked on the back door and yoo-hooed.
- I knocked once and then yoo-hooed for Mama as I led Jeremy through the open front screen and down the hall to the kitchen, where Mama was making herself a salad for dinner.
- Dame Nellie Melba met them at the wharf, yoo-hooing at the top of her substantial voice and bustling the new arrivals off the ship, ignoring the officials who tried to forbid her.
- I remember they left the door open and I yoo-hooed but no one answered.
- Treadwell yoo-hoos wildly.
- So, in a nut shell, I had hardened myself to these cat-calling, whistling, yoo-hooing yo-yos.
Origin
Natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the 1920s.
Definition of yoo-hoo in US English:
yoo-hoo
exclamationˈyo͞o ˌho͞oˈju ˌhu
A call used to attract attention to one's arrival or presence.
Yoo-hoo!—Is anyone there?
verbˈyo͞o ˌho͞oˈju ˌhu
[no object]Say “yoo-hoo” to attract attention.
Roz comes in, waving and yoo-hooing
Example sentencesExamples
- I knocked once and then yoo-hooed for Mama as I led Jeremy through the open front screen and down the hall to the kitchen, where Mama was making herself a salad for dinner.
- So, in a nut shell, I had hardened myself to these cat-calling, whistling, yoo-hooing yo-yos.
- Neighbor lady knocked on the back door and yoo-hooed.
- The excited girls, rain dripping from their hats, waved and yoo-hooed wildly from the back of the cab.
- Treadwell yoo-hoos wildly.
- Dame Nellie Melba met them at the wharf, yoo-hooing at the top of her substantial voice and bustling the new arrivals off the ship, ignoring the officials who tried to forbid her.
- I remember they left the door open and I yoo-hooed but no one answered.
Origin
Natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the 1920s.