cooee

Etymology
From adopted into English by white settlers in Australia from 1790.

Pronunciation

 * In making the call, the first syllable may be quite elongated; the second is relatively short.
 * In making the call, the first syllable may be quite elongated; the second is relatively short.
 * In making the call, the first syllable may be quite elongated; the second is relatively short.

Noun

 * 1)  A long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush.
 * 2) * 2006, Saskia Beudel, Walking: West MacDonnell Ranges 2002, in Drusilla Modjeska, The Best Australian Essays 2006, page 309,
 * Just as I was preparing to write in my exercise book, I heard a cooee. Cooees were not part of the code.
 * 1)  A short distance; hailing distance.
 * Just as I was preparing to write in my exercise book, I heard a cooee. Cooees were not part of the code.
 * 1)  A short distance; hailing distance.

Translations

 * Maori: hū, whakahoho

Verb

 * 1)  To make such a call.
 * 2) * 2006, Saskia Beudel, Walking: West MacDonnell Ranges 2002, in Drusilla Modjeska, The Best Australian Essays 2006, page 310,
 * I cooeed back. Another cooee came in what seemed to be a reply. I cooeed again.
 * 1) * 2006, Saskia Beudel, Walking: West MacDonnell Ranges 2002, in Drusilla Modjeska, The Best Australian Essays 2006, page 310,
 * I cooeed back. Another cooee came in what seemed to be a reply. I cooeed again.

Translations

 * Maori: hū, whakahoho

Interjection

 * Cooee! I'm over here!
 * 1) * 2001, June E. Barker, First Platypus, Gaygar—The Little Mother Duck, in Helen F. McKay (editor), Pauline E. McLeod, Francis Firebrace Jones, June E. Barker, Gadi Mirrabooka: Australian Aboriginal Tales from the Dreaming, page 58,
 * Gaygar could hear her people cooee out to her, "COOEE, GAYGAR! COOEE, GAYGAR!" they would cry.
 * 1) * 2001, June E. Barker, First Platypus, Gaygar—The Little Mother Duck, in Helen F. McKay (editor), Pauline E. McLeod, Francis Firebrace Jones, June E. Barker, Gadi Mirrabooka: Australian Aboriginal Tales from the Dreaming, page 58,
 * Gaygar could hear her people cooee out to her, "COOEE, GAYGAR! COOEE, GAYGAR!" they would cry.

Synonyms

 * !, !, ! , !; see also Thesaurus:hey