hoot
1[ hoot ]
/ hut /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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not give / care a hoot,Informal. to not care at all: I don't give a hoot.Also not give / care two hoots.
Origin of hoot
1First recorded in 1200–1250; Middle English verb hoten, huten, houten; imitative of the sound
OTHER WORDS FROM hoot
hoot·ing·ly, adverbun·hoot·ed, adjectiveWords nearby hoot
Hoorn, hoosegow, Hoosier, Hoosier cabinet, Hoosier State, hoot, hootch, hootchinoo, hootchy-kootchy, hootenanny, hooter
Definition for hoot (2 of 2)
hoot2
or hoots
[ hoot ]
/ hut /
interjection Scot. and North England.
(used as an expression of impatience, dissatisfaction, objection, or dislike.)
Origin of hoot
21675–85; compare Swedish hut,Welsh hwt,Irish ut begone!
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British Dictionary definitions for hoot (1 of 3)
hoot1
/ (huːt) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for hoot
C13 hoten, of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for hoot (2 of 3)
hoot2
hoots (huːts)
/ (huːt) /
interjection
an exclamation of impatience or dissatisfaction: a supposed Scotticism
Word Origin for hoot
C17: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for hoot (3 of 3)
Word Origin for hoot
from Māori utu price
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Idioms and Phrases with hoot
hoot
see not give a damn (hoot).
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