shoo

English

Etymology

Compare Dutch schuwen (“to shun”), German scheuchen (“to scare, drive away”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃuː/
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Homophones: shoe, SHU

Verb

shoo (third-person singular simple present shoos, present participle shooing, simple past and past participle shooed)

  1. (transitive, informal) To induce someone or something to leave.
    Don't just shoo away mosquitoes, kill them!
    See if you can shoo off the insurance salesmen.
  2. (intransitive, informal) To leave under inducement.
    You kids had better shoo before your parents get a call.
  3. (informal, rare) To usher someone.
    Shoo the visitor in.

Derived terms

Translations
usher — see usher

Interjection

shoo!

  1. (informal, demeaning) Go away! Clear off!
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:go away

Translations

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English scōh.

Noun

shoo

  1. Alternative form of sho (“shoe”)

Etymology 2

From Old English sċōgan.

Verb

shoo

  1. Alternative form of shon (“to shoe”)

Interjection

shoo

  1. I see; oh yes, I see

Derived terms

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English show.

Noun

shoo (n class, plural shoo)

  1. show (performance)
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