cooee

English - Turkish

Definition of cooee in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

not within cooee

(deyim) (Aus) Erişilmesi zor yerde, çok uzakta

within cooee

(deyim) (Aus) Erişilmesi kolay,myakında, civarda

English - English

Definition of cooee in English English dictionary

Used to attract someone's attention

Cooee! I'm over here!.

A long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush

To make such a call

In the actual call the first syllable is much prolonged (k&oomac;"-) and the second ends in a shrill, staccato &emacr

A peculiar whistling sound made by the Australian aborigenes as a call or signal

To represent the sound itself the spelling cooee is generally used

{i} prolonged shout uttered by the Australian aborigines to attract attention

{f} call out or shout the call "cooee

To call out cooee

A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call to attract attention, and also in common use among the Australian colonists

Used to attract someones attention

Related Terms

not within cooee

(deyim) (Aus) Out of reach, far off, not within close distance

within cooee

(deyim) (Aus) Within reach, in the vicinity, not far off

Hyphenation

coo·ee

Synonyms

ahoy, hey, oi, yoohoo

Etymology

() From Sydney language guuu-wi adopted into English by white settlers in Australia from 1790.R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words'', Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-19-553099-3, page 208.

Tenses

cooeeing, cooeed