shoots

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/ʃuːts/

adjective

Alright; ok; of course.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of shoot
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of shoot
adjectiveshoots (not comparable)
  1. Hawaiinot comparableslangAlright; ok; of course.

    Johannis and Marcella took a yellow cab downtown and asked the driver to stop in front of First National City Bank. —“Shoots!”—he answered. Marcella looked at Johannis with question marks in the eyes. —Ok! It means ok Marcella.

    2006, Steen Marcussen, 2000 Carats, page 410
interjection
  1. HawaiislangGoodbye.

    The concierge began talking on the phone in the local pidgin. “Eh, anikala Moki, diz Rodney at work, howzit? I get one winnah for you today. Diz guys like go Miloliʻi … no kidding uncle, four poʻe ipukea kane, come now. Shoots.”

    2010, David Heaukulani, The Reficul Parallax: Godsquad Genesis, page 112

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shoots

bootsrootsCouttskibbutzcahootsVaduzwootz
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Cite this entry
APA

shoots. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoots

MLA

“shoots.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoots. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoots,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoots.

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