hoo

Pronoun

hoo (third-person singular, feminine, nominative case, accusative and possessive her, possessive hers, reflexive herself)

1. (Derbyshire, Yorkshire, feminine, nominative, singular, third-person) she
   • 'Aye, aye,' said the father, impatiently, 'hoo'll come. Hoo's a bit set up now, because hoo thinks I might ha' spoken more civilly; but hoo'll think better on it, and come. I can read her proud bonny face like a book.1854, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, North and South, Chapter VIII
2. (England, South, West, West-Midlands, feminine, nominative) he, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun

Interjection

1. (obsolete) Expressing joy, excitement, or victory.
   • Our enemy is banish'd! he is gone! Hoo! hoo!c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
   • With, hoo! such bugs and goblins in my lifec. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

   Synonyms:

   aah, alright, 'ave it, aww yeah, boo-ya, booyah, cowabunga, get in, hoorah, hooray

2. (Geordie) Used to attract the attention of others.
   • "Hoo yee!"

   Synonyms:

   hey, psst

3. An exclamation of pain.
   • Old Peter, summoned to assist at getting Mrs Dibble upstairs, made no pretence of commiseration for the sufferer. "Gone and done it again, have you?" he said with satisfaction. "About the best thing you could have done, the way it'll keep you out of the shop a bit longer," which so far revived Mrs...1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 98

Noun (1)

hoo (plural hoos)

1. An uttering of the cry 'hoo'.
   • Improvising a stretcher from a cupboard door, they levered Mrs Dibble on to it and got her upstairs to "Hoos!" and "Ows!" of anguish, and laid her on the bed, where Rita administered another stiff dose of gin.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 98

Adverb

hoo (not comparable)

1. (Geordie, Northumbria) how

Noun (2)

hoo

1. (obsolete outside placenames) A strip of land; a peninsula; a spur or ridge.

Proper noun capitalized: Hoo

Hoo

1. The village of Hoo St Werburgh on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England.
   • Hoo, St. Warburgh. […] Richard I confirmed to that Abbey a market in Hoo, of the gift of Maud de Canvill(s).1778, Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, page 563
   • The earliest date connected with the persons mentioned, that can be gathered from the confirmatory charters, is from a confirmation of Henry Wifward's gift of the Combe portion of tithes in Hoo, granted by Bishop Gundulph in the year 1091.1840 June, “Church of Hoo St. Werburga, Kent”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume 13, page 579
2. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2558).
   • Bachcroft, Thomas; son of Thomas Bachcroft, of Bexwell, Norfolk. Educated under Mr. Spight. Age 18. Admitted pensioner, March 10, 1518.
     Man, John; of Hoo, Suffolk; son of Richard Man, mediocris fortunae. Admitted sizar. Tutor, Mr. Reve.1888, C. H. Evelyn White, editor, East Anglian, Or, Notes and Queries, page 31