cooee


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cooee /ˈkuːiː/ informal
exclamation used to attract attention. verb (cooees, cooeeing, cooeed) make such a call.
– phrases
within cooee Austral./NZ within reach.
– origin C18: imitative of a signal used by Australian Aboriginals and copied by settlers.
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