shoo
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7.5
A short call to tell a person or animal to go away and be quiet
- interjection
- /ʃu/
- Informal
:
fuera
- Shoo, you stupid birds!
- shoo, go away
- Shoo! Go
- Shoo, get out
Examples
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SHOO.
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Shoo, shoo!
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Shoo, shoo, shoo, go back to papa.
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Shoo, shoo, shoo!
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Go away, shoo!
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Go on, shoo!
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Everyone, shoo!
Fiction book (2001) -
Out, out, shoo!
Fiction book (1995) -
Shoo, you lousy birds!
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Shoo, that cat is bothering the birds in the garden.
Synonyms
580
8.8
A soft sound that tells people to be quiet
is often done by hissing or waving to move or quiet someone
23
4.5
A short word or sound used to tell someone to be quiet
is often gentler, using a hiss or gesture to quiet or move people
12
8.4
To tell someone to go away right away in a rude or angry way
is calmer and often uses a hiss or wave to quiet or move someone
9.9
A short spoken word telling someone to go away now
is less blunt and often uses a hiss or wave to quiet someone
Antonyms
Compounds
How Forceful
Surface Forms
shoo main
Etymology
Shoo began as the same kind of sound people use to tell things to leave or be quiet. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a farmer saying shoo to birds in a field — it is the small call you use when you want something to 'go away'.