hoot

A derisive cry or shout.

• My performance drew hoots of derision from the crowd.

The cry of an owl.

• I heard the hoot of an owl. Whoo, whoo!

A fun event or person.slang

• The party at the weekend was such a hoot! Thanks for the invite.

A small particle; a whit or jot.

• We don't care a hoot about what you think.

To cry out or shout in contempt.

• Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more,
• Fitzgerald’s supporters resented Dan’s familiarity with their idol, and began to hoot Dan.

To make a hoo, the cry of an owl.

• The clamorous owl that nightly hoots and wonders / At our quaint spirits.
• Outside an owl was hooting most dismally in the darkness. The villa was on a by-road, and there was no human sound to link them up with life.

To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.

• Mary felt extremely offended when the workers hooted at her.

To sound the horn of a vehicle.

• When you arrive to pick me up, hoot, and I'll come outside.

Money, especially in the form of cash given as payment.New-Zealandslanguncountable

• On the construction you could make a pot of hoot in no time. You oughter be able to get two or three quid a day when things is busy.