Definition of shoo
—used especially in driving away an unwanted animal
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Origin and Etymology of shoo
Middle English schowe
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearDefinition of shoo
: to scare, drive, or send away by or as if by crying shoo
- shooed us away from the kitchen
Examples of shoo in a Sentence
We tried to help her, but she shooed us away.
He shooed the cat out of the house.
Recent Examples of shoo from the Web
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As Coggeshall left his garage to try to shoo the animal away, the raccoon stood up on its hind feet and flashed its sharp, white teeth and pink gums.
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As Coggeshall left his garage to try to shoo the animal away, the raccoon stood up on its hind feet and flashed its sharp, white teeth and pink gums.
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As Coggeshall left his garage to try to shoo the animal away, the raccoon stood up on its hind feet and flashed its sharp, white teeth and pink gums.
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Just before the first pitch, an Angels official even shooed away photographers standing directly behind home plate.
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Then [a security officer] starts shooing us out the gate.
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Intimate, except for the fact that Swift clearly notices the cameras and doesn't appear to do much to shoo them away.
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Deschamps has not been giving interviews and has shooed reporters away from her home.
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The rail authority has nearly 400 properties that have surplus land not needed for the future route, meaning the agency will have a long-term caretaker job — mowing weeds, shooing away intruders and dealing with all the nuisances of land ownership.
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First Known Use of shoo
circa 1798
SHOO Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of shoo for English Language Learners
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—used when repeatedly moving your hand away from you in a short motion with your fingers down to tell an animal or person to leave
SHOO Defined for Kids
verb
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Definition of shoo for Students
shooed;
shooing
: to wave, scare, or send away
- She shooed us out of the kitchen.
Hint:
Shoo is often used as a command.
- Shoo! Go outside.
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