"oo" meaning in English

See oo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /uː/
Etymology: See ooh. Head templates: {{en-interj}} oo
  1. Alternative form of ooh Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ooh Related terms: ooh ah ah, ooh-ah-ah, ooh arrh, ooh-wee
    Sense id: en-oo-en-intj-w38M6MDQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: oos [plural]
Etymology: Representation of a long-o sound. Head templates: {{en-noun}} oo (plural oos)
  1. (obsolete) (Ω, ω) The Greek letter omega. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-oo-en-noun-QWGybUvA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊ.əʊ/ [UK], /ˈoʊ.oʊ/ [US] Forms: oos [plural]
Etymology: Wikispecies From Hawaiian ʻōʻō, resembling its call. Etymology templates: {{wikispecies|Moho}} Wikispecies, {{bor|en|haw|ʻōʻō|}} Hawaiian ʻōʻō Head templates: {{en-noun}} oo (plural oos)
  1. Any of four Hawaiian birds of the genus Moho, formerly classed with the honeyeaters and now believed to be extinct. Categories (lifeform): Perching birds Synonyms: moho, hoohoo Translations (Translations): ʻōʻō (Hawaiian), moho (Latin)
    Sense id: en-oo-en-noun-en:bird Disambiguation of Perching birds: 21 6 73 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 16 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "ooh ah ah"
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