Definition of cooey
English to English noun - A peculiar whistling sound made by the Australian aborigenes as a call or signal.
source: Webster 1913 - A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call to attract attention, and also in common use among the Australian colonists. In the actual call the first syllable is much prolonged (k&oomac;"-) and the second ends in a shrill, staccato ē. To represent the sound itself the spelling cooee is generally used.
source: Webster 1913 verb - To call out cooee.
source: Webster 1913
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cooey, cookey, choosey, cosey, cooke, cohoe, cooky, coy, coo, cookie, cookee, choosy, chokey, coco, cockeye, coho, cosy, cozy, coue, cowhouse
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