hoo

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Alternative formsEdit

• uu

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English hoo, shoo "she" from Old English hēo "she". More at she.

PronounEdit

hoo third-person singular, feminine, nominative case (accusative and possessive her, possessive hers, reflexive herself)

1. (South Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire) she

Derived termsEdit

• hoo-justice
• hoo'll
• hoose
• hoost
• hoor

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle English hoo, ho. More at ho.

InterjectionEdit

hoo!

1. (obsolete) hurrah; an exclamation of triumphant joy

   Our enemy is banish'd! he is gone! Hoo! hoo! — Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   With, hoo! such bugs and goblins in my life — Shakespeare, Hamlet.

2. (Geordie) Used to grab the attention of others.

   "Hoo yee!"

Etymology 3Edit

From Middle English howe, hu "how" from Old English hū "how". More at how.

AdverbEdit

hoo (not comparable)

1. (Northumbrian, Geordie) how

ReferencesEdit

• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4[1]
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[2]
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [3]

AnagramsEdit

• oho
• ooh

NounEdit

hoo

1. The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.

AnagramsEdit

• oho

AdverbEdit

hoo (not comparable)

1. how
2. why