ooh
- (used to express amazement, satisfaction, excitement, etc.)
- the exclamation “ooh.”
- to utter or exclaim “ooh.”
- ooh and aah, to exclaim in wonder or admiration: The crowds oohed and aahed at the spectacular fireworks.
Origin of ooh
Examples from the Web for ooh
Contemporary Examples of ooh
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.
Apps for Kids Who Love to Read: Moonbot Studios, Touch Press, and MoreMalcolm Jones
December 24, 2011
This one was a very young girl and she said, 'Ooh, that's a good book.
Historical Examples of ooh
For a moment he rocked to and fro, doubled up in pain, crying "Ooh!"
The House with the Green ShuttersGeorge Douglas Brown
"Ooh eye, ooh eye," repeated she twice, as if she didn't understand.
An American Hobo in EuropeBen 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 ChequersJames Runciman
Any friend of yours, Mr. Shawn—ooh, look at the great gray eyes of him!
Wilderness of SpringEdgar Pangborn
Ooh, said Dixon, looking still more keenly at the motor boat skipper.
The Motor Boat Club in FloridaH. Irving Hancock
ooh
- an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, pain, etc
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.