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The meaning of COOEE is a cry to attract attention or give warning.
Cooee definition: a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Aboriginal inhabitants of Australia and adopted by the settlers in the country.. See examples of COOEE used in a sentence.
Cooee! ( / ˈ k uː iː / ) is a shout originated in Australia to attract attention, find missing people, or indicate one's own location. When done correctly—loudly and shrilly—a call of "cooee" can carry over a considerable distance. [1]
1. a call used to attract attention, esp (originally) a long loud high-pitched call on two notes used in the Australian bush. verb Word forms: cooees, cooeeing, cooeed or cooeys, cooeying, cooeyed. 2. (intransitive) to utter this call. noun.
a call used to attract attention, esp (originally) a long loud high-pitched call on two notes used in the Australian bush. vb, cooees, cooeeing, cooeed, cooeys, cooeying or cooeyed. ( intr) to utter this call. n.
Definition of cooee exclamation in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country. intransitive verb. 2. to utter the call “cooee”.
