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Shoo vs Whoo - What's the difference?

shoo | whoo |

As verbs the difference between shoo and whoo

is that shoo is (informal) to induce someone or something to leave while whoo is to make a whoo sound, of delight, whistling, or of an owl etc.

As interjections the difference between shoo and whoo

is that shoo is (informal|demeaning) go away]]! [[clear off|clear off! while whoo is an expression of delight.

shoo

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (informal) To induce someone or something to leave.
    • Don't just shoo away mosquitoes, kill them!
    See if you can shoo off the insurance salesmen.
  • (informal) To leave under inducement.
    • You kids had better shoo before your parents get a call.
  • (informal, rare) To usher someone.
    • Shoo the visitor in.

    Derived terms

    * shoo away * shoo-in * shoo off

    Interjection

  • (informal, demeaning) Go away]]! [[clear off, Clear off!

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Anagrams

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    whoo

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An expression of delight.
  • The wailing cry of a ghost.
  • * 1949 , Robertson Davies, The table talk of Samuel Marchbanks
    • "You are mistaken; I am a ghost; whoo !" said I, choking back my rage.
  • * 1996 , R A Noonan, Wild ghost chase
    • Then he held up his hands and let out a weak ghost-howl. "Whoo ?" he moaned, in a tiny voice.
  • The cry of an owl

    • Synonyms

    * (expression of delight) wahoo, whoopee, yay, yippee * (cry of an owl) tuwhit tuwhoo

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a whoo sound, of delight, whistling, or of an owl etc.
  • * 1891 , (Thomas Hardy), (w, Tess of the d'Urbervilles) , Part 6:
  • *:"Upon my honour!" cried he, "there was never before such a beautiful thing in Nature or Art as you look, 'Cousin' Tess ('Cousin' had a faint ring of mockery). I have been watching you from over the wall—sitting like Im-patience on a monument, and pouting up that pretty red mouth to whistling shape, and whooing' and ' whooing , and privately swearing, and never being able to produce a note. Why, you are quite cross because you can't do it."