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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English hoo, shoo (“she”) from Old English hēo (“she”). More at she.
Pronoun
hoo (third-person singular, feminine, nominative case, accusative and possessive her, possessive hers, reflexive herself)
- (South Lancashire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire) she
1854, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, North and South, Chapter VIII:'Aye, aye,' said the father, impatiently, 'hoo'll come. Hoo's a bit set up now, because hoo thinks I might ha' spoken more civilly; but hoo'll think better on it, and come. I can read her proud bonny face like a book.
- (West Midlands and South West England) he, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle English hoo, ho. More at ho.
Interjection
hoo
- (obsolete) hurrah; an exclamation of triumphant joy
c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):Our enemy is banish'd! he is gone! Hoo! hoo!
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):With, hoo! such bugs and goblins in my life
- (Geordie) Used to attract the attention of others.
- "Hoo yee!"
Etymology 3
From Middle English howe, hu (“how”), from Old English hū (“how”). More at how.
Adverb
hoo (not comparable)
- (Northumbria, Geordie) how
References
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,
Etymology 4
From Middle English hough, hogh, ho, from Old English hōh. Doublet of hough.
Noun
hoo
- (obsolete outside placenames) A strip of land; a peninsula; a spur or ridge.
See also
Anagrams
Arapaho
Noun
hoo
- porcupine
Estonian
Noun
hoo
- genitive singular of hoog
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Possibly from Swedish hå.
Interjection
hoo (dated)
- eek (displaying shock and surprise)
Etymology 2
From Swedish hå, ultimately from Latin hā with raising of /aː/ to /oː/.
Noun
hoo
- aitch (The name of the Latin-script letter H/h)
Usage notes
- Speakers often use the expression h-kirjain (“letter h”) instead of inflecting this word, especially in the plural.
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology 1
Pronoun
hoo
- Alternative form of who (“who”, nominative)
Etymology 2
Noun
hoo
- Alternative form of hough (“hough, hock”)
Scots
Adverb
hoo (not comparable)
- how
- why