shoo
Americaninterjection
verb (used with object)
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to drive away by saying or shouting “shoo.”
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to request or force (a person) to leave.
I'll have to shoo you out of here now.
verb (used without object)
interjection
verb
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(tr) to drive away by or as if by crying "shoo."
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(intr) to cry "shoo."
Etymology
Origin of shoo
1475–85; earlier showe, shough, shooh, ssou (interjection), imitative; compare German schu
Example Sentences
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It became my job to shoo the pixies outside.
From Literature
After that comes the Ling family—the dad seems interested—and the Templetons, who shoo us away without a word.
From Literature
First thing in the morning I’d follow Ma and Togbe, my grandfather, even when they tried to shoo me off to school.
From Literature
I wave my hand over my shoulder, trying to shoo him away.
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My brother trails after me, trying to shoo me out.
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