hoo

See also hóo

English

Alternative forms

• uu

Etymology 1

From Middle English 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 English hoo, ho. More at ho.

Interjection

hoo!

1. (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.

2. (Geordie) Used to grab the attention of others.

   "Hoo yee!"

Etymology 3

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

Adverb

hoo (not comparable)

1. (Northumbrian, Geordie) 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 name of the Latin script letter H/h.

Anagrams

• oho

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Scots

Adverb

hoo (not comparable)

1. how
2. why