yoohoo

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/ˈjuːˌhuː/

interjection

Used to get attention.

“Yoohoo! I think you dropped this.”

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oiyo
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Meanings

interjection

alternative yoo-hoo · alternative yoo hoo

  1. Used to get attention.

    Yoohoo! I think you dropped this.

    1 more example

    Xavier's Father: Son, it was you who killed me. Xavier (Vernon Chatman): What kind of stupid name is "Yoohoo"? Well, when I find that demon, I shall slay him -- to death! Yoohoo! Yoohoo!

    2007, Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 1, episode 10

    Synonyms: oi, yo

verbyoohoo (third-person singular simple present yoohoos, present participle yoohooing, simple past and past participle yoohooed)

present singular third person yoohoos · participle present yoohooing · participle past yoohooed · past yoohooed · alternative yoo-hoo · alternative yoo hoo

  1. intransitiveTo give a cry of "yoohoo".

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionUsed to get attention.

Similar
oiyo
Also see
heyoioi oipsstyo

Translations

Finnish hohoi, hei
  • hohoiinterjection used to get attention
  • heiinterjection used to get attention
  • huhuillato call to attract attention
Japanese ヤッホー
  • ヤッホー (yahhō)interjection used to get attention
Māori nene, whakahoho
  • neneinterjection used to get attention
  • whakahohoto call to attract attention
Cite this entry
APA

yoohoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yoohoo

MLA

“yoohoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yoohoo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yoohoo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yoohoo.

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