cooey

American  

[koo-ee] / ˈku i /

noun

plural

cooeys, cooeyed, cooeying

1. cooee.

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Example Sentences

It was getting toward midnight when he returned, to cooey under the boy’s window.

From First in the Field A Story of New South Wales by Rahey, L.

To ascertain if I was near it, I gave a loud cooey, expecting that Guy and Bracewell would hear me and reply.

From Adventures in Australia by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Some gentlemen, on a visit to a London theatre, to draw the attention of their friends in an opposite box, called out cooey; a voice, in the gallery, answered—"Botany Bay!"

From The History of Tasmania , Volume II by West, John

I made him cooey to them, they answered the call, and in a short time appeared on the opposite bank.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas

Half an hour or more elapsed, when he heard Harry’s shrill cooey; but, from the faintness of the sound, he knew that his brother must be a long way off.

From The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers by Kingston, William Henry Giles