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- Dictionarycooee/ˈkuːiː/
exclamation
- 1. used to attract attention, especially at a distance: "‘Cooee!’ The call brought all three heads round"
verb
- 1. make a call to attract attention: "Liz had to cooee as he seemed in danger of blundering into the table"
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