wahoo

¹wa·hoo

noun \ˈwä-ˌhü, ˈwȯ-\

plural wahoos

Definition of WAHOO

: winged elm

Origin of WAHOO

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1770

Rhymes with WAHOO

accrue, achoo, adieu, ado, Agnew, aircrew, airscrew, anew, askew, babu, Baku, bamboo, battu, battue, bayou, bedew, beshrew, bestrew, bijou, boo-boo, boubou, brand-new, breakthrough, burgoo, cachou, can-do, canoe, caoutchouc, Carew, Cebu, Chonju, construe, Corfu, corkscrew, coypu, CQ, cuckoo, curfew, debut, Depew, doo-doo, ecu, endue, ensue, eschew, floor-through, fondue, fordo, Gansu, Gentoo, Gifu, goo-goo, GQ, ground crew, gumshoe, guru, hairdo, hereto, Hindu, home brew, Honshu, horseshoe, how-to, HQ, Hutu, igloo, imbrue, imbue, IQ, jackscrew, K2, Kansu, karoo, Karoo, kazoo, Khufu, kung fu, Kwangju, leadscrew, lean-to, long view, make-do, Matthew, me-too, mildew, milieu, miscue, misdo, muumuu, non-U, old-shoe, one-two, on view, outdo, perdu, Peru, poilu, prau, preview, pursue, purview, ragout, redo, renew, Renfrew, review, revue, rough-hew, run-through, sandshoe, Sardou, see-through, set-to, setscrew, shampoo, sinew, skiddoo, snafu, snowshoe, soft-shoe, span-new, subdue, surtout, taboo, Taegu, tattoo, thank-you, thereto, thumbscrew, to-do, too-too, tree shrew, undo, undue, unglue, unscrew, untrue, vatu, vendue, venue, virtu, voodoo, walk-through, wherethrough, whereto, who's who, worldview, yahoo, yoo-hoo

²wahoo

noun

plural wahoos

Definition of WAHOO

: a shrubby spindle tree (Euonymus atropurpureus) of chiefly eastern North America that has purple capsules which in dehiscence expose scarlet-ariled seeds —called also burning bush

Origin of WAHOO

Dakota wãhu, from wã- arrow + hu wood

First Known Use: 1857

³wahoo

noun

plural wahoos

Definition of WAHOO

: a large vigorous mackerel (Acanthocybium solandri) that is common in warm seas and esteemed as a food and sport fish

Origin of WAHOO

origin unknown

First Known Use: circa 1900

⁴wa·hoo

interjection \ˈwä-ˈhü\

Definition of WAHOO

chiefly West

—used to express exuberance or enthusiasm or to attract attention

Examples of WAHOO

1. <the rodeo rider shrieked, “Wahoo!” as he collected his prize money>

First Known Use of WAHOO

circa 1924

Related to WAHOO

Synonyms

glory (or glory be), ha (or hah), hallelujah, hey, hot dog, huzzah, hooray [chiefly West], whee, whoopee, yahoo, yippee

Related Words

wow, zowie; ooh; gee, gee whiz, gosh

Near Antonyms

alack, alas, aw, boo

wa·hoo

noun \ˈwä-ˌhü\   (Medical Dictionary)

plural ; wahoos

Medical Definition of WAHOO

: a shrubby North American tree of the genus Euonymus (E. atropurpureus) having a root bark with cathartic properties—compare euonymus 2

wahoo

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Species (Acanthocybium solanderi) of swift-moving, powerful, predaceous food and game fish found worldwide, especially in the tropics. A slim, streamlined fish, it has sharp-toothed, beaklike jaws and a tapered body ending in a crescent-shaped tail. Gray-blue above and paler below, it is marked with a series of vertical bars and, like the related tunas, has a row of small finlets behind the dorsal and anal fins. It may grow to 6 ft (1.8 m) long and weigh more than 120 lb (55 kg).