ou

or 'o·'u

[ oh-oo ]

noun

1. a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.

ou

¹

/ əʊ /

noun

1. slang.
   a man, bloke, or chap

OU

²

abbreviation for

1. the Open University
2. Oxford University

Word History and Origins

Origin of ou¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from Hawaiian ʿōʿū

Word History and Origins

Origin of ou¹

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

"Sleep problems can be common in kids, but we have not had a means of getting a comprehensive view of what is going on with their sleep," said child and adolescent psychiatrist Tara Buck, M.D., an associate professor in the OU School of Community Medicine in Tulsa.

From Science Daily

Development of the structured clinical interview was led by Mollie Rischard, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the OU School of Community Medicine.

From Science Daily

The need for a comprehensive structured clinical interview for pediatric sleep disorders grew out of a related research collaboration between OU and TU: a clinical trial studying a new cognitive behavioral treatment for youth with nightmares.

From Science Daily

Linda Ou, the chief secretariat of the Khmer Movement for Democracy, described an “old-fashioned” grassroots campaign that brought people from all over the state to listen to international speakers from Japan, Taiwan, Korea and France.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was all word of mouth, it was crazy,” Ou said of the effort.

From Los Angeles Times