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- Dictionarycooee/ˈkuːiː/
exclamation
- 1. used to attract attention, especially at a distance: "‘Cooee!’ The call brought all three heads round"
verb
- 1. make a call to attract attention: "Liz had to cooee as he seemed in danger of blundering into the table"
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The meaning of COOEE is a cry to attract attention or give warning.
Cooee! ( / ˈ k uː iː / ) is a shout originated in Australia to attract attention, find missing people, or indicate one's own location. When done correctly—loudly and shrilly—a call of "cooee" can carry over a considerable distance. [1]
Cooee definition: a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Aboriginal inhabitants of Australia and adopted by the settlers in the country.. See examples of COOEE used in a sentence.
Check pronunciation: cooee. Definition of cooee exclamation in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a call used to attract attention, esp (originally) a long loud high-pitched call on two notes used in the Australian bush. verb Word forms: cooees, cooeeing, cooeed or cooeys, cooeying, cooeyed. 2. (intransitive) to utter this call. noun.
( ˈkuːiː) or. cooey. interj. a call used to attract attention, esp (originally) a long loud high-pitched call on two notes used in the Australian bush. vb, cooees, cooeeing, cooeed, cooeys, cooeying or cooeyed. ( intr) to utter this call. n. informal Austral and NZ calling distance (esp in the phrase within ( a) cooee ( of ))
Jun 2, 2024 · cooee (plural cooees) ( Australia, informal, onomatopoeia) A long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush. ( Australia, informal, with "within", also figuratively) A short distance; hailing distance .
