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que | coo |

As nouns the difference between que and coo

is that que is a former British unit of currency worth one-half of a farthing, thus one-eighth of an old penny; a farthing; a small amount of money while coo is the murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

As a proper noun Que

is abbreviation of Querétaro|lang=en, a state of Mexico.

As a verb coo is

to make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.

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.

que

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rfv-sense) (lb) A former British unit of currency worth one-half of a farthing, thus one-eighth of an old penny; (lb) a farthing; a small amount of money.
  • * 1594 , John Lyly, Mother Bombie :
    • Rather praie there bee no fall of monie, for thou wilt then go for a que .
  • * 1887 , William Dunn Macray, editor, , Glossary, page 160:
    • Qu or Que, a farthing; a farthing's-worth, 39.434; 139. 1838
  • (rfv-sense)
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  • * 2012 , MW Fletcher, Project Reaper: A Max Storm novel , Andrews UK Limited (ISBN 9781782343004)
    • Max had a snooker-que in his right hand and was using it to point to detail on the diagram.
  • (rfv-sense) (dialect) cow (Halliwell )
  • *1889-1904 , (The Century Dictionary and Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language) ,, p.4902
  • * 2009 December 25, Nick Cramer, in My "homemade" Italian meatball recipe - for Nick and Meir'', in soc.culture.jewish.moderated, ''Usenet :
    • Then about 1950 two German brothers who had a meat market began cooking BBQ in their market to use up left over meat. One got the idea to smoke a brisket as he was smoking sausage one weekend. He left it all weekend in his smokehouse and on Monday as they were serving their que , pork, sausage & chicken, he cut a slice
  • * 2010 September 22, Nanzi (username), in Re: Yoy guys are killing this group'', in alt.food.barbecue, ''Usenet :
    • Instead please join in the sharing of que methods and recipes, or questions.
  • * 2011 , Kathy Reichs, Spider Bones: A Novel (ISBN 145164194X), page 57
    • The back route I favor involves a long stretch on Highway 74 and brings me close enough to Lumberton for a barbeque detour. That was my target today. Being already in Lumberton, it only made sense to score some “que .”
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    coo

    English

    Etymology 1

    Of onomatopoetic/imitative origin.

    Noun

    (-)
  • The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (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]
    • 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.
  • To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.
  • * 2013 , Nicola Cornick, One Night with the Laird (page 206)
    • They were too busy cooing over the baby and his parents were too busy cooing over each other.
    Derived terms
    * cooer * cooingly
    Related terms
    * bill and coo

    Etymology 2

    Shortening of cool. Compare foo.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) cool

    • Etymology 3

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Expression of fright, surprise, approval, etc.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter VII , 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)
    • 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 !
  • * 1989 , Competitions'' (in ''Sinclair User , issue 92, November 1989)
    • 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 .
  • * 1990 , Crash readers' awards ceremony'' (in ''Crash , issue 75, April 1990)
    • 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.'

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