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hoots

  • a variation of hoot.
    hoot
    verb (used without object)
    to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
  • plural
    of hoot.
    hoot
    verb (used without object)
    to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
  • present tense form
    of hoot (3rd person singular).
    hoot
    verb (used without object)
    to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.

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It’s the explosion of relief when a prank ends, often in humiliation, always with hoots and claps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

So on “SNL,” as Storrie’s monologue winds down, we see the Hughes brothers take the stage to polite applause and a few hoots.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

The depictions of Ruth’s uptight and stingy brother Hyacinth and jealous and mother-in-law from hell “old Mrs. Hall” are both hoots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

"Mainly that she really does not care two hoots what anybody thinks. Never did, never will, and I love that about her," she said.

From BBC ● May 28, 2024

There were hoots of approval, so the two of them nodded at each other and began to draw.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon