ooh

[oo]

interjection

(used to express amazement, satisfaction, excitement, etc.)

noun

the exclamation “ooh.”

verb (used without object)

to utter or exclaim “ooh.”

Idioms

ooh and aah, to exclaim in wonder or admiration: The crowds oohed and aahed at the spectacular fireworks.

Origin of ooh

First recorded in 1915–20

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Examples from the Web for ooh

Contemporary Examples

On ballads like “All You Ever Need,” he croons, “You ask what I like about you/ Ooh, I love it all.”
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Amy Zimmerman
May 28, 2014
Ooh, and when I finish writing each day, to give myself a boost, I stop in the middle of a sentence.
Elizabeth Gilbert: How I Write
Noah Charney
October 2, 2013
But when he grudgingly appeared with bottle in hand, he did a double take—"Ooh!"
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Condé Nast Traveler
July 11, 2013
There are some tolerable offerings out there, but nothing much that moves the needle on the “ooh” meter.
Apps for Kids Who Love to Read: Moonbot Studios, Touch Press, and More
Malcolm Jones
December 24, 2011
This one was a very young girl and she said, 'Ooh, that's a good book.
Ordinary Monsters
Richard Cohen
December 11, 2008

Historical Examples

For a moment he rocked to and fro, doubled up in pain, crying "Ooh!"
The House with the Green Shutters
George Douglas Brown
"Ooh eye, ooh eye," repeated she twice, as if she didn't understand.
An American Hobo in Europe
Ben Goodkind
He went gaily about, touching some articles, and even sniffing at others; he dived into my bedroom, and I heard him cry "Ooh!"
The Chequers
James Runciman
Any friend of yours, Mr. Shawn—ooh, look at the great gray eyes of him!
Wilderness of Spring
Edgar Pangborn
Ooh, said Dixon, looking still more keenly at the motor boat skipper.
The Motor Boat Club in Florida
H. Irving Hancock

British Dictionary definitions for ooh

ooh

interjection

an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, pain, etc

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

Word Origin and History for ooh

exclamation of pain, surprise, wonder, etc., 1916. Combined with aah from 1953. Ooh-la-la, exclamation of surprise or appreciation, is attested 1924, from French and suggestive of the supposed raciness of the French.

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Examples from the Web for ooh

Contemporary Examples

On ballads like “All You Ever Need,” he croons, “You ask what I like about you/ Ooh, I love it all.”

Ooh, and when I finish writing each day, to give myself a boost, I stop in the middle of a sentence.

But when he grudgingly appeared with bottle in hand, he did a double take—"Ooh!"

There are some tolerable offerings out there, but nothing much that moves the needle on the “ooh” meter.

This one was a very young girl and she said, 'Ooh, that's a good book.

Historical Examples

For a moment he rocked to and fro, doubled up in pain, crying "Ooh!"

"Ooh eye, ooh eye," repeated she twice, as if she didn't understand.

He went gaily about, touching some articles, and even sniffing at others; he dived into my bedroom, and I heard him cry "Ooh!"

Any friend of yours, Mr. Shawn—ooh, look at the great gray eyes of him!

Ooh, said Dixon, looking still more keenly at the motor boat skipper.

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Word Origin and History for ooh

Origin of ooh