ooga
9.9
A playful nonsense word people shout like a caveman to make others laugh
- other
- Informal
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ooga
- When he pretended to be a caveman, he frequently exclaimed, 'ooga booga!' for laughs.
Examples
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The children's game involved making funny noises, including 'ooga,' to imitate a caveman.
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But there was actually quite a few over the weekend reminders that COVID policies still can air on the restriction side, or at least the ooga booga side.
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In the comedy skit, the character communicated in silly sounds like 'ooga!' to mimic a primitive person.
Synonyms
9.9
A playful shout people use to pretend to scare someone
is used to imitate primitive speech mainly for humorous effect
Idioms
How Playful
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Ooga started as a silly, made-up sound that copies a caveman's 'grunt' or 'primitive' talk, the kind children shout when they pretend to be dinosaurs or early humans. So today ooga means a playful nonsense sound used to imitate caveman-like speech and make people laugh.