English Explanatory Dictionary

hoot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A derisive cry or shout.
  2. The cry of an owl.
  3. A fun event or person.
  4. A small particle; a whit or jot.
verb
  1. To cry out or shout in contempt.
  2. To make a hoo, the cry of an owl.
  3. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
  4. To sound the horn of a vehicle.
noun
  1. Money, especially in the form of cash given as payment.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/huːt/ /hʉːt/ [hïɯt] En-au-hoot.ogg

Word forms

hoot hoots hooting hooted

Etymology

From Middle English houten, huten, hoten, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Old Swedish huta (“to cast out in contempt”), related to Middle High German hiuzen, hūzen (“to call to pursuit”), Swedish hut! (“begone!”, interjection), Dutch hui (“ho, hallo”), Danish huj (“ho, hallo”).

Synonyms

hooter ackers bees and honey blunt bones brass bread bread and honey Bugs Bunny cake cheddar cheese ching clams coin cream currency dinero dosh dough feds fedi finances flizz flow funding funds gravy gwop gwolla jack legal tender lolly lovely jubbly mazuma means money moola mozzarella muck oof ooftish paper rhino scratch scrilla shrapnel simoleons smackers smackeroos smackeroonies spend spondulicks swag wampum wonga yenom

Related words

give a hoot hootenanny hooter owl hoot owl hoot trail

Derived words

care a hoot hoot owl hooty hoot down hootingly hoot it up pant-hoot unhooted
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