ooh

American  

[oo] / u /

interjection

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

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noun

1. the exclamation “ooh.”

verb (used without object)

1. to utter or exclaim “ooh.”

idioms

1. ooh and aah, to exclaim in wonder or admiration.

   The crowds oohed and aahed at the spectacular fireworks.

ooh British  

/ uː /

interjection

1. an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, pain, etc

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Etymology

Origin of ooh

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

“Now everybody’s going to want to know, ‘Ooh, ooh, who’s Miss Piggy dating?

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

One particularly dedicated fan — a young Taiwanese woman — visits every year or so, to ooh and ah at the new additions to the collection.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

This Mother’s Day weekend, you can ooh and ahh over a live, potted tree that, despite being only 6 inches tall, has regular tree proportions.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

Don’t do the ooh big scary word thing.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2023

I could have gotten huffy and acted like, ooh, poor me because you can’t have two best friends and wah, wah, wah.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart