Definitions For Cooee

Interjection

{{en-interj}} (informal, chiefly, Australia, UK) {{non-gloss definition, Used to attract someone's attention.}} : Cooee! I'm over here!

Synonyms

ahoy! {{qualifier, nautical}}, hey!, oi! {{qualifier, impolite}}, yoohoo!; see also thesaurus:hey

Verb

d (intransitive, Australia, informal) To make such a call.

Translations

Maori: hū, whakahoho

Noun

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.

Translations

Maori: hū, whakahoho

Alternative forms

cooey coo-ee

Etymology

From {{bor, en, xdk, guuu-wi}} adopted into English by white settlers in Australia from 1790.w:r. m. w. dixon, r. m. w. dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words'', Oxford University Press, 1990, {{ISBN, 0-19-553099-3}}, page 208.

Is Cooee a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
8

The word Cooee is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends

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