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yoo-hoo

American  
[yoo-hoo] / ˈyuˌhu /

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, in calling to another person, or the like.)

verb (used without object)

  1. to get or attempt to get someone's attention by or as if by calling “yoo-hoo”.

    yoo-hooing across the back fence.
yoo-hoo British  
/ ˈjuːˌhuː /

interjection

  1. a call to attract a person's attention

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of yoo-hoo

First recorded in 1920–25 but probably earlier, imitative of the sound

Example Sentences

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“Yoo-hoo,” the children called, cupping their hands to their mouths.

From Literature

“See that lady on the train with a dog in her purse? I know her. Not the lady. The dog. That’s Jasmine. From the Coastal Animal Shelter. That’s where I was! Hey, Jasmine? Yoo-hoo! It’s me! Tater!”

From Literature

“Yo. Down here, pal. Yoo-hoo.”

From Literature

Waylon blurted out between chugging his carton of Yoo-Hoo and wolfing down skinny slices of cheese pizza.

From Salon

The sixth, the lone American, had to bear the burden of recalling Tuna Helper, Yoo-Hoo and other snacks from his childhood; he was also the one we turned to when we needed to know the number of Canadian teams in the National Hockey League or the name of the country singer Tammy Wynette’s husband.

From The Guardian

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