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hoo.

she

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

pron/huː/
  1. she

    Derbyshire · Yorkshire · feminine · nominative · singular · third-person
  2. he, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun

    England · South · West · West-Midlands · feminine · nominative · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

From Middle English hoo, shoo (“she”) from Old English hēo (“she”). More at she.

intj/huː/
  1. Expressing joy, excitement, or victory.

    obsolete
  2. Used to attract the attention of others.

    Geordie
    "Hoo yee!"
  3. An exclamation of pain.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English hoo, ho. More at ho.

noun/huː/
  1. An uttering of the cry 'hoo'.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English hoo, ho. More at ho.

adv/huː/
  1. how

    Geordie · Northumbria · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English howe, hu (“how”), from Old English hū (“how”). More at how.

noun/huː/
  1. A strip of land; a peninsula; a spur or ridge.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English hough, hogh, ho, from Old English hōh. Doublet of hough.

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