aooga noise
- noun
- /əˈuːɡə nɔɪz/
- Archaic
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sonido aooga
- The car made a loud aooga noise as it drove by.
Examples
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That vintage car startled me with its loud aooga noise as it pulled away.
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The children giggled every time the toy made an aooga noise.
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An aooga noise echoed through the garage when he pressed the horn button.
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Did you hear that aooga noise from the old truck?
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An aooga noise echoed through the garage when he pressed the horn button.
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That vintage car startled me with its loud aooga noise as it pulled away.
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Did you hear that aooga noise from the old truck?
Synonyms
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1.6
A loud harsh sound like a goose or car horn
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2.9
A short sharp sound that a horn or whistle makes
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2.2
To make a loud, deep sound like an owl or a car horn
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7.0
A loud sound made by a goose or a car horn
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Surface Forms
Morphology
aooga + noise
The phrase pairs the noun 'noise' (which signals a sound) with an onomatopoeic string 'aooga' rather than a compositional lexical item. A B1 learner who knows 'noise' can often infer that 'aooga' imitates a particular horn-like sound, but the exact referent (old-fashioned automobile horn) and form vary cross-linguistically and are not fully predictable without exposure. This partial predictability makes the expression semi-transparent.
Etymology
The noun aooga noise comes from a sound word that copies the loud horn of old cars and toys; people heard a horn go aooga, so a loud 'aooga' became an aooga noise. That's why the phrase means 'a honking sound' today.