choo-choo

[ choo-choo ]

noun

1. a train.
2. the sound of a steam locomotive.

verb (used without object)

, choo-chooed, choo-choo·ing.

1. to make a sound like that made by a steam locomotive.
2. to travel by train.

choo-choo

/ ˈtʃuːˌtʃuː /

noun

1. a child's name for a railway train

Word History and Origins

Origin of choo-choo¹

First recorded in 1900–05; imitative

Word History and Origins

Origin of choo-choo¹

C20: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

That aforementioned tune about a choo-choo ride to oblivion, “Desert Train,” feels like perpetual acceleration, somehow evoking the hormonal itchiness of ’80s hair metal without exuding a molecule of cheeky wink-wink.

From Washington Post

By stark contrast, no one these days runs screaming from a movie theater to escape certain ruin from the moving picture of an onrushing choo-choo.

From Los Angeles Times

He said the police department came into town and gave him a "choo-choo train" — and he still recalls that gesture of kindness all these years later, he said.

From Fox News

At one point, Carmello dances to “The Steam Train” with a locomotive “choo-choo.”

From New York Times

This is white-tablecloth Yemeni cooking disguised as mall food, and my mind is racing faster than that choo-choo doing laps next to me.

From Washington Post