Define:Hoo
Relatit: hóo
English
eeditAlternative forms
eeditEtymology 1
eeditFrom Middle Inglis
,
"she" from Old English
"she". More at she.
Pronoun
eeditHoo third-person singular, feminine, nominative case (accusative and possessive her, possessive hers, reflexive herself)
- (South Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire) she.
Derived terms
eeditEtymology 2
eeditFrom Middle Inglis
. More at ho.
Interjection
eeditHoo
- Template:Obsolete hurrah; an exclamation of triumphant joy
- Our enemy is banish'd! he is gone! Hoo! hoo! — Shakespeare, Coriolanus.
- With, hoo! such bugs and goblins in my life — Shakespeare, Hamlet.
- Template:Geordie Used to grab the attention of others.
- "Hoo yee!"
Etymology 3
eeditFrom Middle Inglis
"how" from Old English
"how". More at how.
Adverb
eeditHoo (nae comparable)
References
eedit- 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
eeditFinnish
eeditNoun
eeditHoo
Anagrams
eeditScots
eeditAdverb
eeditHoo (nae comparable)