ooh

[ oo ]

interjection

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

noun

1. the exclamation “ooh.”

verb (used without object)

1. to utter or exclaim “ooh.”

ooh

/ uː /

interjection

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ooh¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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

   The crowds oohed and aahed at the spectacular fireworks.

Example Sentences

Tourism boards will often take a similar approach with OOH and print work in one region and eventually expand elsewhere, according to Duane Brown, founder of performance marketing shop Take Some Risk.

From Digiday

It’s supported by a robust media plan, which includes e-commerce, store experience, OOH placements in New York City and the brand’s hometown of Chicago, as well as Hulu, TikTok, Twitch, Snap and others.

From Digiday

Last week, Catalina struck a separate deal with PlaceIQ to bulk up its access to and knowledge of data in the place-based OOH media space.

From Digiday

Media-spend predictions issued by the major holding companies in the last week or two confirm that OOH is expected to grow double-digit percentages in 2021 and ’22.

From Digiday

Prior to the OOH and radio push, the brand focused much of its advertising efforts on social media.

From Digiday

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

(“Ooh, she looks so cute,” whispered one upon sighting Zooey Deschanel, who also stars in My Idiot Brother).

From The Daily Beast

This was some protection at least from the wintry blasts which, by now, were moaning, "Whoo-ooh-whee-eeeh!"

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

We use consonants where the bird uses none, as when we give the name cuckoo to a bird whose cry is really "ooh, ooh."

From Project Gutenberg

A grum, melancholy note came floating over the long sea swells—Oo-oo-oo-ooh!

From Project Gutenberg

Up from the south came a faint, long-drawn, mournful voice, Oo-oo-oo-ooh!

From Project Gutenberg