ou

Or 'o·'u

[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.

OU

¹

abbreviation

1. the Open University

2. Oxford University

ou

²

/ əʊ /

noun

1. slang,  a man, bloke, or chap

Word History and Origins

Origin of ou¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from Hawaiian ʿōʿū

Word History and Origins

Origin of ou¹

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

Creative students came to OU from around the world.

From Los Angeles Times

Goff’s leadership of what would eventually become known as the American School — a term Donald MacDonald, one of Goff’s OU students, coined — helped spawn some of the most radical architecture that our country has ever seen.

From Los Angeles Times

Goff, who was gay, did not conform to prevailing views about sexuality, either, and left OU in 1955 under what some historians consider to be duress.

From Los Angeles Times

"I have been astonished at the way the community has rallied round the families, and then how the families put their arms around the people of Southport by wanting to create something positive ou of this situation," said Andrew Brown, who founded Stand Up for Southport to provide a "positive voice" for the town in the aftermath of the tragedy.

From BBC

When Gu’s mother Ou Cai and father Lingwei Gu were in school in the 1990s, China’s economy was booming and many foreign companies were opening offices in China.

From Los Angeles Times