tu-whit tu-whoo

[ too-hwittoo-hwoo; too-wittoo-woo ]

/ tʊˈʰwɪt tʊˈʰwu; tʊˈwɪt tʊˈwu /

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noun

(imitation of the cry of an owl).

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Origin of tu-whit tu-whoo

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby tu-whit tu-whoo

Tuva, Tuva Autonomous Republic, Tuvalu, Tuvaluan, Tuva Republic, tu-whit tu-whoo, tux, tuxedo, tuxedo sofa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, tuyère

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How to use tu-whit tu-whoo in a sentence

“Tu eres como chuleria en pote,” goes the Puerto Rican expression that gave rise to his moniker.
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Have you and Whit wanted to hook up again since The Last Days of Disco?
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Two decades on from his masterpiece on anti-Americanism abroad, Whit Stillman remains obsessed with native-expat dynamics.
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But it was not until Y Tu Mamá También that I started doing them systematically from the standpoint of language.
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The rapid spread of the revolt was not a whit less marvelous than its lack of method or cohesion.
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Apprend vistement nostre langue, car aussy tost que tu la sauras et m'auras bien enseingn, je veux estre prescheur comme toy.
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Un Vieillard.Jeune fille au riant visage,Que cherches-tu sous cet ombrage?
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Ces fleurs pour effacer Glycère Tu les cueilles sur son tombeau!
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Was the second Charles one whit more desirable than the first of that ilk?
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British Dictionary definitions for tu-whit tu-whoo

tu-whit tu-whoo

/ (təˈwɪt təˈwuː) /

interjection

an imitation or representation of the sound made by an owl

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