sooey
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain, perhaps related to sow.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsuː.ˈi/, /su.ˈi/
- Hyphenation: soo‧ey
Interjection edit
sooey
- A cry to get the attention of swine.
- Sooey, sooey! Come here, piggy!
Usage notes edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:sooey.
References edit
- ^ “sooey”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
