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ou

[oh-oo]
noun
  1. a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.

Origin of ou

First recorded in 1885–90, ou is from the Hawaiian word ʿōʿū
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Examples from the Web for ou

Contemporary Examples of ou

  • If the OU and RCA really want to promote unity—a very noble goal—they should avoid papering over such crucial distinctions.

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    A Problematic Call for Unity

    Sigal Samuel

    July 16, 2013

  • When contacted, an OU spokesman, who wished to remain anonymous, stated, “We have no comment at this time.”

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    Jews Respond to “Savage” Subway Ads

    Sigal Samuel

    September 28, 2012

  • I've spent the morning grading papers and trying to figure out why the Orthodox Union (OU) wants to disturb my Yom Kippur.

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    A Day For Politics Or Not

    Peter Beinart

    September 24, 2012

  • The OU is America's oldest and most prominent Orthodox group.

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    A Day For Politics Or Not

    Peter Beinart

    September 24, 2012

  • Picture the scene; its a sunny day by the beach, ou're out on the body board and suddenly you notice you have drifted out to sea.

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Historical Examples of ou

  • "Ou'doors" was the only home he knew, and with all its rigors he loved it.

    The Village Watch-Tower

    (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin

  • And the negative may be a negation of fact or of thought (ou and me).

    Sophist

    Plato

  • Onoma, a name, affirms the real existence of that which is sought after—on ou masma estin.

  • Ou, that was the gravestanes they put up i' their kirkyards.

    A Window in Thrums

    J. M. Barrie

  • I heard the lid of the kettle dancing, and then came a prolonged "ou."

    A Window in Thrums

    J. M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for ou

ou

noun
  1. Southern African slang a man, bloke, or chap

Word Origin for ou

Afrikaans

OU

abbreviation for
  1. the Open University
  2. Oxford University
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ou in Medicine

OU

abbr.
  1. oculus uterque (either eye, each eye)
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