Aug 3, 2015 · On the Skeptics StackExchange you quite often read users referring to certain things and practices as "woo". What is the origin of this word? How did it come to be …

Nov 2, 2014 · Woo and woo-hoo (and variations like yahoo, yee-haw, and yippee) indicate excitement. (Woot, also spelled w00t among an online in-crowd, is a probably ephemeral variant.)

I don't think the origin of woo has ever been nailed down, but I suspect OP's first definition was the original meaning. Since that implies the second usage is simply metaphoric, you can …

Feb 27, 2024 · 3 I've seen "wee woo" used for all types of sirens, including ambulance and fire: Wee-woo! Wee-woo! It was the unmistakable sound of a police car siren. — Time Sneak

The Oxford English Dictionary dates yoo-hoo to 1924, as noted by the American Dialect Society, and compares it to yo-ho, originally a nautical phrase also sometimes used in yo-heave-ho. …

From the early 1500's until perhaps the mid-1900's, the following sense of make love was common: (now archaic) To make amorous approaches to; to woo, romance, court. To illustrate …

Jun 24, 2015 · Google doesn't help much. What are the sounds (written in words) that people usually use to express their crying/sobbing emotions such as in chat, social network? For …

At first I thought it was called wooing/wooed. But then I checked the Free Dictionary: woo (w) v. wooed, woo·ing, woos v.tr. 1. To seek the affection of with intent to romance. 2. a. To seek to …

Apr 9, 2015 · I agree with @ScotM that context would be necessary to suggest an alternative. "Ideator" is a very seldom used word, though perhaps in some professional services it may be …

Jun 8, 2011 · I heard this phrase in the GTA San Andreas game. Sounds pretty offensive, nonetheless I don't really get what he meant to say. The context was something like: "Hey do …