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hoo

British  
/ huː /

pronoun

  1. dialect she

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hoo

from Old English heo

Example Sentences

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She’s getting messages along the lines of “Boo hoo, you’re stuck on an island,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

"All in all a bit of real boo hoo for its shareholders."

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

At this point, there’s no particular reason to doubt Ohtani’s innocence, but if it turns out that he was involved in betting on baseball, hoo boy, the consequences are dire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024

And hoo, hoo, hoo boy do we have a sizzlin’-hot fajita platter of an economy!

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2023

The room next to me is empty till one morning a girl’s voice says, Yoo hoo, who’s there?

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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