wooo
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9.9
A long low sound like a ghost used to scare people
- interjection
- /wuː/
- Informal
:
uuuh
- As the lights flickered, he let out a long wooo like a ghost.
And it is just blaring woo, woo, woo, woo woo.
- And it is just blaring woo, woo, woo, woo woo.
Examples
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Wooo.
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Adam, wooo.
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Yeah, it was like, woo, did you hear it?
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Wooo.
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Wooo...
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Wooo!
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And it is just blaring woo, woo, woo, woo woo.
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Wooo! Look at the spooky shadow over there!
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The children ran around the campfire, shouting wooo to scare each other.
Synonyms
boo
vswooo
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6.3
A short cry used to surprise or scare someone playfully
is a long low moan that suggests eeriness rather than a sudden startle
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9.9
A spooky moan people make to scare or tease someone
is used more to suggest an eerie atmosphere or playful haunting
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9.9
A long whistling sound made by wind or something moving fast
is a long low moan that evokes a ghostly eerie effect not wind
9.9
A playful shout people use to pretend to scare someone
is an eerie low moan used to suggest ghostliness rather than silliness
How Eerie
Surface Forms
wooo main
Etymology
The word wooo copies the long, low sound woo people make to sound like a ghost or a spooky wind, like a 'moan' in the dark. That's why it is used to show eeriness or to pretend to be a ghost.