ooh

See also ООН

English

WOTD - 3 July 2008    

Alternative forms

• oooh, ooooh

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /uː/

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• Rhymes: -uː

Interjection

ooh (with as many 'o's as needed to express the length of the utterance)

1. An expression of surprise.
2. An expression of awe.
3. The sound made to imitate a ghost.
4. Used sometimes because of affection

Translations

expressing surprise

Finnish: oho (fi), oo (fi), ooh (fi)

Latin: hui (la)

expressing awe

Finnish: oho (fi), oo (fi), ooh (fi)

Latin: hui (la)

imitating ghost

Finnish: huu, böö

Turkish: böö (tr)

expressing affection

Finnish: ooh (fi), oo (fi)

Turkish: oy (tr), oo (tr)

Verb

ooh (third-person singular simple present oohs, present participle oohing, simple past and past participle oohed)

1. To go ooh

See also

• oh
• ooh la la

Anagrams

• hoo
• oho

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish og.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /au/, /uː/

Noun

ooh f. (plural oohyn)

1. egg

Derived terms

• ooh-chirkey