cooee

1 of 2

noun

coo·​ee

variants or less commonly cooey

ˈkü¦ē

plural -s

chiefly Australia

: a cry to attract attention or give warning

cooee

2 of 2

intransitive verb

variants or less commonly cooey

"

chiefly Australia

: to call cooee

Phrases

within cooee

: within hailing distance : not unapproachable

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

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