hoot
1[ hoot ]
/ hut /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
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Idioms for hoot
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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