shoo
- (used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- 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.
- to call out “shoo.”
Origin of shoo
Related Words for shooed
scoot, scram, git, shoo, begone, away, depart, leave, off, out, scat, vamoose, hightail, skiddoo, skedaddleExamples from the Web for shooed
Contemporary Examples of shooed
“Some guy came up and shooed them all away because TV was Western,” recalls the officer, who asked not to be named.
For their hard work, they are treated like subhuman filth and shooed to the “colored” restroom out back.
Historical Examples of shooed
Well, I'm kind of glad I shooed that reception committee out of the way.
The PortygeeJoseph Crosby Lincoln
That species of fowl is not to be shooed off as easily as a chicken.
'Twixt Land & SeaJoseph Conrad
And one of the maids coming too near, she shooed her angrily away.
BeyondJohn Galsworthy
Miss Prouty shooed Andy off the stage and apologized for him.
Jerry's Charge AccountHazel Hutchins Wilson
Then they all gathered on the other side, and "shooed," and waved their arms as well as the lantern.
Chums of the Camp FireLawrence J. Leslie
shoo
- go away!: used to drive away unwanted or annoying people, animals, etc
- (tr) to drive away by or as if by crying "shoo."
- (intr) to cry "shoo."
Word Origin for shoo
Word Origin and History for shooed
shoo
1620s, "to drive away by calling 'shoo,' " from the exclamation (late 15c.), perhaps instinctive, cf. German schu, Italian scioia. Related: Shooed; shooing.