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:heyVerb
d (intransitive, Australia, informal) To make such a call.Translations
Maori: hū, whakahohoNoun
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, whakahohoAlternative forms
cooey coo-eeEtymology
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