shoo
Meaning
Synonyms
drive on
shoo away
frighten away
shoo off
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃuː/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
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