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Shoos vs Shoots - What's the difference?

shoos | shoots |

As verbs the difference between shoos and shoots

is that shoos is (shoo) while shoots is (shoot).

As a noun shoots is

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As an adjective shoots is

(hawaii|slang) alright; ok; of coursehunter travel guides: adventure guide kauai , by heather mcdaniel, hunter publishing, inc, 2007, page 40.

As an interjection shoots is

(hawaii|slang) goodbye.

shoos

English

Verb

(head)
  • (shoo)

    • 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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    shoots

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (shoot)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (Hawaii, slang) Alright; ok; of course.Hunter Travel Guides: Adventure Guide Kauai , by Heather McDaniel, Hunter Publishing, Inc., 2007, page 40.
  • * 2006 , Steen Marcussen, 2000 Carats , page 410:
    • Johannis and Marcella took a yellow cab downtown and asked the driver to stop in front of First National City Bank.
    —“Shoots !”—he answered.
    Marcella looked at Johannis with question marks in the eyes.
    —Ok! It means ok Marcella.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (Hawaii, slang) Goodbye.
  • * 2010 , David Heaukulani, The Reficul Parallax: Godsquad Genesis , page 112:
    • The concierge began talking on the phone in the local pidgin. “Eh, anikala Moki, diz Rodney at work, howzit? I get one winnah for you today. Diz guys like go Miloli?i … no kidding uncle, four po?e ipukea kane, come now. Shoots .”

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