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cooee
[ koo-ee ]
noun
- a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Aboriginal inhabitants of Australia and adopted by the settlers in the country.
verb (used without object)
- to utter the call “cooee.”
cooee
/ ˈkuːiː /
interjection
- a call used to attract attention, esp (originally) a long loud high-pitched call on two notes used in the Australian bush
verb
- intr to utter this call
noun
- informal.calling distance (esp in the phrase within ( a ) cooee ( of ))
Word History and Origins
Origin of cooee1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cooee1
Example Sentences
For some years now, there’s been a strange generational blurring, where kids can’t even go to rock festivals without their parents shouting “cooee!” from the next yurt.
Australia’s cute country towns – many within cooee of the city – are the battlegrounds.
The former Newcastle caretaker manager, now shouting "Cooee" and waving his hand so vigorously at Venky's it may fall off, gets the full treatment from Rodgers for doubting Joe Allen.
We all yelled in response, a variety of yells, from "Tally Ho" to "Cooee," as, like Bedlam let loose, we rushed to the discoverer.
Now, I'll stay here," she said, "in the shade of the trees, while you go round and round; and if you don't find her here, go right over the ridge and cooee every few seconds.
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