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cooee

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coo·​ee
variants: or less commonly cooey \ ˈkü¦ē \
plural -s

Definition of cooee

 (Entry 1 of 2)

chiefly Australia
: a cry to attract attention or give warning
within cooee
: within hailing distance : not unapproachable

cooee

intransitive verb
variants: or less commonly cooey \ " \

Definition of cooee (Entry 2 of 2)

chiefly Australia
: to call cooee

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History and Etymology for cooee

Noun

origin unknown

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“Cooee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooee. Accessed 28 May. 2022.

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