cooey

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Definition of cooey in English English dictionary

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

To represent the sound itself the spelling cooee is generally used

alternative spelling of cooee

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

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

Hyphenation

coo·ey

Tenses

cooeying, cooeyed