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coo

1 American  
[koo] / ku /

verb (used without object)

cooed, cooing

  1. to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristic of doves.

  2. to murmur or talk fondly or amorously.

verb (used with object)

cooed, cooing

  1. to utter by cooing.

noun

  1. a cooing sound.

coo 2 American  
[koo] / ku /

interjection

British Slang.

  1. (used to express surprise or amazement.)

Coo 3 American  
[kaw-aw] / ˈkɔ ɔ /

noun

  1. Italian name of Kos.

COO 4 American  

  1. chief operating officer.

coo 1 British  
/ kuː /

verb

  1. (intr) (of doves, pigeons, etc) to make a characteristic soft throaty call

  2. (tr) to speak in a soft murmur

  3. (intr) to murmur lovingly (esp in the phrase bill and coo )

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noun

  1. the sound of cooing

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interjection

  1. slang an exclamation of surprise, awe, etc

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CoO 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. cost of ownership

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COO 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. chief operating officer

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Other Word Forms

  • cooer noun
  • cooingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of coo1

First recorded in 1660–70; imitative

Origin of coo2

First recorded in 1910–15; origin uncertain

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