hoot
noun 1
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion <the courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort> Related Words ejaculation,
interjection;
scream,
screech,
shriek,
shrill,
squall,
squeak,
squeal,
yelp;
bawl,
bellow,
clamor,
outcry,
roar;
caterwaul,
plaint,
wail 2
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval <he ignored the hoots and jeers coming from the back of the crowd and kept on speaking> 3
the smallest amount or part imaginable <I don't give a hoot whether you want to go or not—you're going> Synonyms beans,
bubkes (
also bupkes or bupkus),
continental,
damn,
darn (
also durn),
diddly [slang],
diddly-squat [slang],
doodley-squat (
or doodly-squat),
fig,
ghost,
hoot,
iota,
lick,
modicum,
rap,
squat [slang],
syllable,
tittle,
whit,
whoop Related Words ace,
bit,
crumb,
dab,
driblet,
glimmer,
hint,
little,
mite,
nip,
ounce,
particle,
peanuts,
pin,
ray,
scrap,
scruple,
semblance,
shade,
shadow,
shred,
skosh,
smidgen (
also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge),
snap,
speck,
spot,
sprinkling,
strain,
streak,
suspicion,
touch,
trace 4
someone or something that is very funny <that stand-up comic is a hoot all right, if endless bathroom jokes propel you into paroxysms of laughter> Related Words boner,
howler;
crack,
gag,
jest,
joke,
pleasantry,
quip,
sally,
waggery,
wisecrack,
witticism;
caution,
sight 
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