woo woo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Alternative spellings 1.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /wu.wu/

[edit] Etymology

It has been suggested that "woo woo" is intended to imitate the eerie background music of sci-fi/horror films and television shows, however the exact origin is uncertain.

[edit] Noun

woo woo (plural woo woos)

1. (slang) A person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.

   That reporter is a bit of a woo woo.

2. (slang) Those beliefs.

   He is really into all that woo woo.

   • Erikson Physocialsocial Stages

     Social work has gotten distinctly woo-woo lately. There's a lot of endorsement of quackery. I think that might be because the social work profession has attracted a lot of people who don't want to do science, or maybe because there is a big market for woo-woo stuff.

3. An alcoholic cocktail consisting of peach schnapps, vodka and cranberry juice.

[edit] Adjective

woo woo (comparative more woo woo, superlative most woo woo)

1. (slang) Supernatural, unrealistic.

   He made a living out of woo woo beliefs.

[edit] Alternative spellings

• woo-woo

[edit] References

• Watching you
• Insolitology (The Woo-Woo Dictionary)
• Skepticwiki