Define:Hoo

Relatit: hóo

English

Alternative forms

• uu

Etymology 1

From Middle Inglis

hoo

,

shoo

"she" from Old English

hēo

"she". More at she.

Pronoun

Hoo third-person singular, feminine, nominative case (accusative and possessive her, possessive hers, reflexive herself)

1. (South Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire) she.

Derived terms

• hoo-justice
• hoo'll
• hoose
• hoost
• hoor

Etymology 2

From Middle Inglis

hoo, ho

. More at ho.

Interjection

Hoo

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hurrah; an exclamation of triumphant joy

1. Our enemy is banish'd! he is gone! Hoo! hoo! — Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   With, hoo! such bugs and goblins in my life — Shakespeare, Hamlet.

2. Used to grab the attention of others.

   1. "Hoo yee!"

   Etymology 3

   From Middle Inglis
   howe, hu
   "how" from Old English
   hū
   "how". More at how.

   Adverb

   Hoo (nae comparable)

   1. Template:Northumbria how.

   References

   • Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4[1]
   • Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[2]
   • Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [3]

   Anagrams

   • oho
   • ooh

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   Finnish

   Noun

   Hoo

   1. The letter H, h.

   Anagrams

   • oho

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   Scots

   Adverb

   Hoo (nae comparable)

   1. how
   2. why