choo choo

noun

informal
1
or choo choo train : a railroad train
used by young children or by adults speaking to young children
Here comes the choo choo!
2
: the sound a train makes
used by young children or by adults speaking to young children

Examples of choo choo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The music supervisor queued up the choo choo of a freight train, the clanging of an old-timey clock, and a chorus of pigeon coos. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023 So yeah, the Roman Empire choo choo train comes around, usually more than once per day. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2023 Make your own train choo choo all around the house. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 15 Nov. 2022 Mark and Nani performed larger illusions such as placing her within a prop that looked like an old-fashioned choo choo train, and with the help of Rebo the clown, Nani would soon be miraculously separated into two parts. Joe Goldblatt, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2021

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“Choo choo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choo%20choo. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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