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shoo


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verb

Definition of SHOO

transitive verb
: to scare, drive, or send away by or as if by crying shoo <shooed us away from the kitchen>
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Examples of SHOO

  1. We tried to help her, but she shooed us away.
  2. He shooed the cat out of the house.

First Known Use of SHOO

circa 1798

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