'roo

[ roo ]

noun

, Australian Informal.

, plural 'roos.

1. a shortened form of kangaroo.

roo

/ ruː /

noun

1. informal.
   a kangaroo

Word History and Origins

Origin of 'roo¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Fresh after Camilla and the cuddly Roo in a blanket, here's Chaz and the acrobatic sheep.

From The Daily Beast

And From the Department of British Tabloids This is it for England, "Roo or Die," as the News of the World put it.

From The Daily Beast

I was "strung up" to a high degree of expectation and listened every moment to hear the panpipes and the Roo-too-too-it.

From Project Gutenberg

Roo-ong´, chief cotton port of France, on the Seine, 87 miles by rail north-west of Paris.

From Project Gutenberg

I cert'ny slipped t'roo dat 'cordion Gineral Jackson am er stretchin'!

From Project Gutenberg

His inquiries were directed, immediately on his arrival, after his wife Go-roo-bar-roo-bool-lo; and her he found with Caruey.

From Project Gutenberg

A particular name, boo-roo-moo-roong, was given to this scene; but of its import I could learn very little.

From Project Gutenberg