sooey
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9.9
A sound farmers use to call pigs
- interjection
- /ˈsuːi/
- Archaic
:
¡sooey!
- Sooey!
- yeah! sooey
- Sooey! Pig
Examples
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Sooey, sooey.
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Sooey, sooey, sooey!
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Sooey, sooey, sooey!
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Sooey!
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Sooey!
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Sooey, sooey, sooey!
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Sooey, sooey.
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Sooey!
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Sooey!
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Sooey!
Synonyms
9.9
A sound people make to bring pigs to a pen
is used similarly but mainly in North America
Surface Forms
sooey main
Etymology
Sooey comes from the sound people shout to call pigs, like soo-ee, a farm 'call' that means 'come here'. That's why sooey is used as an exclamation to gather pigs.