yoo-hoo
Americaninterjection
verb (used without object)
interjection
Etymology
Origin of yoo-hoo
First recorded in 1920–25 but probably earlier, imitative of the sound
Example Sentences
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For the grand finale, James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump pops in, calling out, "Yoo-hoo, is this the loser's office?"
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023
It was cutthroat back in the day — everyone wanted to be the next Charles Goren — but I never took anything stronger than a Yoo-hoo.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2019
Stripped of their milky status, soy and almond “beverages” would start to seem like yucky fakes—the nutritional equivalent, perhaps, of “flavored juice drinks” or Yoo-hoo.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2017
DiMaggio was the longtime face of Mr. Coffee and the Bowery Savings Bank, and Berra pitched the Yoo-hoo chocolate drink.
From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2014
I shook my head—I would have to ask Dad what a “Cretaceous” was—and took a long, slurping drink of Yoo-hoo.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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