shoo

American  

[shoo] / ʃu /

interjection

1. (used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)

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verb (used with object)

shooed, shooing

1. to drive away by saying or shouting “shoo.”

2. to request or force (a person) to leave.

   I'll have to shoo you out of here now.

verb (used without object)

shooed, shooing

1. to call out “shoo.”

shoo British  

/ ʃuː /

interjection

1. go away!: used to drive away unwanted or annoying people, animals, etc

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verb

1. (tr) to drive away by or as if by crying "shoo."

2. (intr) to cry "shoo."

Etymology

Origin of shoo

1475–85; earlier showe, shough, shooh, ssou (interjection), imitative; compare German schu

Example Sentences

He waved his hand, like he was shooing away an annoying insect.

From Literature

People muttered and pointed; the dogs went wild until men shooed them away.

From Literature

For a moment, Ma’s scheme sneaked into my mind, but I immediately shooed it out.

From Literature

I shooed Biddy out, but there wasn’t time to do anything about Muc.

From Literature

It became my job to shoo the pixies outside.

From Literature