Coo vs Mutiny - What's the difference?
coo | mutiny |
The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.
(transitive, or, intransitive) To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.
* 26 June 2014 , A.A Dowd, AV Club Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler spoof rom-com clichés in They Came Together [http://www.avclub.com/review/paul-rudd-and-amy-poehler-spoof-rom-com-cliches-th-206220]
To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.
* 2013 , Nicola Cornick, One Night with the Laird (page 206)
Expression of fright, surprise, approval, etc.
* {{quote-book
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, passage=I stood outside the door for a space, letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would”, as Jeeves tells me cats do in adages, then turned the handle softly, pushed – also softly – and, carrying on into the interior, found myself confronted by a girl in housemaid's costume who put a hand to her throat like somebody in a play and leaped several inches in the direction of the ceiling. “Coo'!” she said, having returned to terra firma and taken aboard a spot of breath. “You gave me a start, sir!” [...] “If you cast an eye on him, you will see that he's asleep now.” “' Coo ! So he is.”}}
* 1988 , Sean Kelly, Professional BMX Simulator'' (video game review in ''Your Sinclair , issue 35, November 1988)
* 1989 , Competitions'' (in ''Sinclair User , issue 92, November 1989)
* 1990 , Crash readers' awards ceremony'' (in ''Crash , issue 75, April 1990)
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
* Macaulay
Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
* Shakespeare
To commit mutiny.
As nouns the difference between coo and mutiny
is that coo is the murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon while mutiny is an organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.As verbs the difference between coo and mutiny
is that coo is to make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon while mutiny is to commit mutiny.As an adjective coo
is cool.As an interjection coo
is expression of fright, surprise, approval, etc.As an initialism COO
is chief operating officer.coo
English
Etymology 1
Of onomatopoetic/imitative origin.Noun
(-)Verb
(en verb)- As Norah Jones coos sweet nothings on the soundtrack, the happy couple—played by Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler—canoodle through a Manhattan montage, making pasta for two, swimming through a pile of autumn leaves, and horsing around at a fruit stand.
- They were too busy cooing over the baby and his parents were too busy cooing over each other.
Derived terms
* cooer * cooinglyEtymology 2
Shortening of cool. Compare foo.Etymology 3
Interjection
(en interjection)- The last track on each of the three sections is a professional course, where you can customise your bike by changing the tyres and the size of chainwheel. Coo !
- We want you to come up with a side splitting caption for a picture drawn by the fair hand of those at System 3. If you turn out to be the Funniest "Person", we'll give you a big wopping model of a dinosaur. Coo .
- Mark: 'Coo', I've only had four gallons of extra caffeine coffee today so I'm not my usual talking-to-PR-girlies-for-hours-on-end self. But bear with me a mo while I get myself together (audience waits for an age while he searches through his coat for the golden envelope). Here it is! ' Coo , and the winner is The New Zealand Story.'
Anagrams
* English three-letter words ----mutiny
English
Noun
(wikipedia mutiny) (mutinies)- In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader.
- Raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves.
Verb
- The crew of the Bounty mutinied because of the harsh discipline of Captain Bligh.