hooter
Americannoun
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hooters
plural
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a person or thing that hoots.
Some nights it's hard to sleep because those nesting owls are such noisy hooters.
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Slang: Vulgar. hooters, a woman’s breasts.
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British. a car horn, siren, or loud whistle.
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British Slang. the nose.
noun
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a person or thing that hoots, esp a car horn
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slang a nose
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Fellow retiree Ben Garcia did succeed with the boot, however, as he kicked the extras in the aftermath of Lis' try on the verge of the full-time hooter.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
First-half tries from Ollie Smith, Kyle Steyn and George Horne, who added three conversions, had Glasgow in the driving seat before Seb Stephen's score after the final hooter secured the bonus point.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
Showing just how tight the game was, Peet's side took no chances as Smith dinked a drop-goal through the posts on the half-time hooter just to edge Wigan further in front at the break.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024
In an edgy yet energetic first period, Salford earned a slender lead at the hooter courtesy of Sneyd's kick - that coming through a rare Leigh defensive blip in the aftermath of Hankinson's disallowed try.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
The doctor came down at the sound of the hooter.
From 813 by Maurice Leblanc
However, he then missed from close range for par on the 14th at the moment the hooters sounded to suspend play due to the threat of lightning.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2021
But the Belgian then missed from close range for par on the 14th at the moment the hooters sounded to suspend play due to the threat of lightning.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2021
Like the Whos in Whoville on Christmas Day, the Rockefeller haters blew squeeze-horns and toy trumpets and hooters.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2016
The Rockefeller haters blew squeeze-horns and toy trumpets and hooters.
From Slate ● May 12, 2016
Again and again it wails, and its dying echo is taken up by a chorus of shrill and undignified hooters and syrens in the district.
From 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber by Paul Bewsher
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