Sekirov Dictionary

cooee

/ˈkuːʷiː/

noun 2
exclamation 1
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

•
(Australia, informal) A long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush.
- Then they heard in the distance the "coo-ee" of a white man, which was instantly answered by another "coo-ee". — 1943
•
(Australia, informal) A short distance; hailing distance.
- That is not within cooee of 10 per cent; it is much closer to six per cent. — 1996

exclamation1

•
(UK, informal) Used to attract someone's attention.
- Cooee! I'm over here!

verb1

•
(Australia, informal) To make such a call.
- ‘Look out for snakes,’ said Long Charlie, flourishing his lantern. ‘And don′t all of us be coo-eeing all the time, or when the little chap sings out we shan't be able to hear him.’ — 2001

forms

cooeed · cooeeing · cooees

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