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honk-shoo

honk-shoo interjection: onomatopoeia for snoring.

Interjection

  1. Onomatopoeia for snoring.
    • [SOL. Mike is lying in bed. There is a clock on the headboard.]
      Mike: Honk-shoo. Honk-shoo.
      Crow: [whispering] Our invention today is for people who are always late in the morning because they repeatedly hit their snooze alarm.1994 October 11, Charles Ray, “[Msted] Timesync”, in alt.tv.mst3k (Usenet)

Questions about honk-shoo

What does honk-shoo mean?
Honk-shoo means onomatopoeia for snoring.
What part of speech is honk-shoo?
Honk-shoo is an interjection.

Words near honk-shoo in the dictionary

  1. honk
  2. honk it on
  3. honk off
  4. honk-a-tonk
  5. honk-a-tonks
  6. honk-shoo
  7. honkatonk
  8. honkatonks
  9. honked
  10. honked it on
  11. honked off

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