oooo
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9.9
A spooky moan people make to scare or tease someone
- interjection
- /uː/
- Informal
:
buuu
- Oooo!
Examples
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- Oooo.
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Oooo...
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- Oooo!
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Oooo! Oooo!
Blog text (16) -
Oooo!
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Oooo! Oooo!
Blog text (16) -
Oooo, ooo.
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Oooo, you're in trouble.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Oooo!" Cleo wrinkled her nose and pointed toward the brushy bushes next to the picnic table where they were eating.
Fiction book (2002) -
Oooo! That ghost in the movie scared me!
Synonyms
boo
vsoooo
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6.3
A short cry used to surprise or scare someone playfully
is longer and more like a moan used to frighten or tease
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9.9
A long low sound like a ghost used to scare people
is used more to scare or tease someone directly
9.9
A playful shout people use to pretend to scare someone
is a spooky imitative moan meant to sound ghostly rather than silly
How Spooky
Surface Forms
oooo main
Etymology
The word oooo is a long, spooky 'oo' sound people make to copy a ghost, much like the short shout boo used to scare someone. So it is used to 'scare' or 'tease' in a playful way.