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👋 Hey! (greeting) 🫵 You (informal)
yoo

yoo

2 9.9
An informal written spelling of you that shows casual speech
  • pronoun
  • /juː/
  • Informal
translation icon : tú
  • Yoo-hoo! Is anyone there? Yoo-hoo!
  • yoo-hoo

Examples

  • I could put yoo-hoo in this thing, and it would work.

    Leonard Part 6 (1987)

  • - I didn't mean to scare yoo.

    My Sweet Killer (1999)

  • I called out, 'Yoo-hoo!' hoping my friend would hear me.

  • When I arrived at the party, I shouted, 'Yoo-hoo!' to let everyone know I was there.

Surface Forms

yoo subject case
yoo object case
yoo possessive determiner
yoo possessive pronoun
yoo reflexive

Etymology

Yoo is a casual spelling of you, written to show how people say the word in relaxed speech. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine writing exactly how a friend says 'you', which is why yoo stands for the pronoun 'you' in informal writing.