"yoohoo" meaning in English

See yoohoo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: en-us-yoohoo.ogg , en-uk-Yoo hoo.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj}} yoohoo
  1. Used to get attention. Synonyms: oi, yo, hey Translations (interjection used to get attention): hohoi (Finnish), hei (Finnish), hola (Ido), ヤッホー (yahhō) (Japanese), nene (Maori)
    Sense id: en-yoohoo-en-intj-1TDfNwSQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yoo-hoo, yoo hoo

Verb

Audio: en-us-yoohoo.ogg , en-uk-Yoo hoo.ogg Forms: yoohoos [present, singular, third-person], yoohooing [participle, present], yoohooed [participle, past], yoohooed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} yoohoo (third-person singular simple present yoohoos, present participle yoohooing, simple past and past participle yoohooed)
  1. (intransitive) To give a cry of "yoohoo". Tags: intransitive Related terms: hey, ahoy, yahoo Translations (to call to attract attention): huhuilla (Finnish), whakahoho (Maori)
    Sense id: en-yoohoo-en-verb-DNvzkJLD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yoo-hoo, yoo hoo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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