"Hoo-Hoo" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the hooting call of a lumberjack to his co-workers in the woods. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Hoo-Hoo
  1. Short for The International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, a fraternal organization for lumbermen. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: The International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo (extra: a fraternal organization for lumbermen)
    Sense id: en-Hoo-Hoo-en-name-iGLldFfq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8

Noun

Forms: Hoo-Hoos [plural], Hoo-Hoo [plural]
Etymology: From the hooting call of a lumberjack to his co-workers in the woods. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Hoo-Hoo}} Hoo-Hoo (plural Hoo-Hoos or Hoo-Hoo)
  1. A member of Hoo-Hoo.
    Sense id: en-Hoo-Hoo-en-noun-3s3w955d

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1958, Proceedings of the Annual Northwest Wood Products Clinic",
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          "ref": "1976, Australian Forest Industries Journal - Volume 42, page 67",
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          "ref": "2007, Derek Swannson, Crash Gordon and the Mysteries of Kingsburg, page 35",
          "text": "He says they're all in for a huge treat tonight because the Chief Executive Officer of Hoo-Hoo International—the Snark of the Universe—has flown in all the way from Alabama just to be with them.",
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          "ref": "1943, American Lumberman, page 40",
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