shoo

Meaning

Verb

1. (informal) To induce someone or something to leave.
2. (informal) To leave under inducement.
3. (informal) To usher someone.

Intj

Go away! Clear off!

Pron

Alternative form of she

Synonyms

drive on

impel

drive

chase

actuate

pursue

propel

shoo away

drive away

thrust

push

eject

frighten away

shoo off

evict

pshaw

remove

repel

send away

stalk

take away

throw out

turn away

turn out

winkle out

banish

begone

chase away

drive off

fight off

force out

go away

harrow

herd

hush

mobilise

oppress

persecute

prosecute

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃuː/

Etymology

From Middle English schew, schowe, show, showe, scou (“shoo!”, interjection). Compare Middle High German schū, schuo (“shoo!”, interjection) (modern German scheu! (“shoo!”)), Dutch schuwen (“to shun”), German scheuchen (“to scare, drive away”).