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shoon | shoo |

As a noun shoon

is plural of lang=en.

As a verb shoo is

to induce someone or something to leave.

As an interjection shoo is

go away! Clear off.

shoon

English

Noun

(head)
  • * 1901 , Anna Hempstead Branch, The heart of the road :
  • Her hair shone like the sun to the girdle she had on, And the robe that she wore was of green. "Sweet child, little child, how got you there?" Down amid the grasses I found some golden shoon Wrought with fine work all about, [...]
  • * 1913 , Paulist Fathers, Catholic world :
  • It must be a wonderfully fine thing to be beautifully dressed like Master John, and the leather shoon were exactly the same pattern as those worn by the squire's magnificent son.

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    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!
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