hoot

Meaning

Noun

1. A derisive cry or shout.
2. The cry of an owl.
3. (slang) A fun event or person.
4. A small particle; a whit or jot.

Verb

1. To cry out or shout in contempt.
2. To make a hoo, the cry of an owl.
3. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
4. To sound the horn of a vehicle.

Synonyms

boo

honk

jeer

catcall

hiss

whistle

ridicule

bay

bird

🐦

mock

howl

heckle

jibe

taunt

make fun of

deride

shit

💩

bellow

raspberry

razz

razzing

Bronx cheer

red cent

discountenance

tinker’s damn

scoff

tinker’s dam

croak

screech

bray

shout

blare

cry

😢

shucks

bleat

damn

snort

darn

toot

horn

ululate

wail

laugh

😆

zip

blare out

blow a horn

make a row

sibilation

siss

sound one’s horn

Translations

heulen

huer

ululato

uitjouwen

hupen

urlare

😱

johlen

grito

😢

hululer

gritar

ulular

stridere

huilen

😢

schreien

schreeuwen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/huːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: houten

Cognate with Middle High German: hiuzen

Cognate with Swedish: hut

Cognate with Dutch: hui

Cognate with Danish: huj

In summary

From Middle English houten, huten, hoten, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Old Swedish huta (“to cast out in contempt”), related to Middle High German hiuzen, hūzen (“to call to pursuit”), Swedish hut! (“begone!”, interjection), Dutch hui (“ho, hallo”), Danish huj (“ho, hallo”).