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shoo

ʃu:6 senses · 7 ms
Level C2
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verb/ʃuː/
  1. 1

    To induce someone or something to leave.informaltransitive

    • Don't just shoo away mosquitoes, kill them!
    • See if you can shoo off the insurance salesmen.
  2. 2

    To leave under inducement.informalintransitive

    • You kids had better shoo before your parents get a call.
  3. 3

    To usher someone.informalrare

    • Shoo the visitor in.
intj/ʃuː/
  1. 1

    Go away! Clear off!informal

    • Shoo, fly, don't bother me!
pron/ʃuː/
  1. 1

    Alternative form of she.Yorkshirealt-ofalternative

    • Hearken, hearken, shoo’s cursing on em!” muttered Joseph, towards whom I had been steering.

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