shoo
[ shoo ]
/ ʃu /
interjection
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
verb (used with object), shooed, shoo·ing.
to drive away by saying or shouting “shoo.”
to request or force (a person) to leave: I'll have to shoo you out of here now.
verb (used without object), shooed, shoo·ing.
to call out “shoo.”
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In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.
Origin of shoo
1475–85; earlier showe, shough, shooh, ssou (interjection), imitative; compare German schu
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shoo
shoe shooWords nearby shoo
shona, shone, shoneen, shongololo, shonky, shoo, shoo-fly pie, shoo-fly plant, shoo-in, shoofly, shoofly pie
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British Dictionary definitions for shoo
shoo
/ (ʃuː) /
interjection
go away!: used to drive away unwanted or annoying people, animals, etc
verb shoos, shooing or shooed
(tr) to drive away by or as if by crying "shoo."
(intr) to cry "shoo."
Word Origin for shoo
C15: imitative; related to Middle High German schū, French shou, Italian scio
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