shoo

[ shoo ]

/ ʃu /

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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.”

Words nearby shoo

shona, shone, shoneen, shongololo, shonky, shoo, shoo-fly pie, shoo-fly plant, shoo-in, shoofly, shoofly pie

Origin of shoo

1475–85; earlier showe, shough, shooh, ssou (interjection), imitative; compare German schu

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shoo

shoe shoo

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Examples from the Web for shoo

When the rest of us would stand, we could watch parts of the ceremony until security would try to shoo us back to our seats.
My Night at the Golden Globe Awards|Ramin Setoodeh|January 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As they wor all wed fowk but her an me, it wor agreed 'at shoo should sarve aght th' teah, an' awd to sarve th' mait an stuff.
Yorksher Puddin'|John Hartley
An' then shoo'l whisper in her ear, 'Ther's nubdy can touch aw'r Simon 'at growin thease, tha sees he understands it.'
Yorksher Puddin'|John Hartley
If a little thing like that'll suit her, shoo's worthy on it an shoo shall have it.
Yorkshire Tales. Third Series|John Hartley

Tell me again what shoo said, whispered Pim, incredulously through the keyhole.
Back o' the Moon|Oliver Onions
"Shoo, yu'll be all right soon—yore only plugged in th' arms," he remarked as he glanced up the street.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up|Clarence Edward Mulford

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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