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hoo-boy

hoo-boy is the alternative form of hoo boy.

Meaning of hoo boy

Interjection

  1. Used to express strong emotion, especially relief or mock dread.
    • It sounds a lot like a ... well, like a fart, but—hoo boy—I would not like to be standing behind whoever it was that let it out.2009, Richard Scrimger, The Boy from Earth, →ISBN, page 146
    Synonyms:
    hoo doggy, whew

Questions about hoo-boy

What is hoo-boy the alternative form of?
Hoo-boy is the alternative form of hoo boy.

Words near hoo-boy in the dictionary

  1. Hoo Green
  2. hoo hoo
  3. hoo hoos
  4. Hoo St Werburgh
  5. hoo, boy
  6. hoo-boy
  7. hoo-ee
  8. hoo-ha
  9. hoo-haa
  10. hoo-haas
  11. hoo-hah

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