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Definitions for Cooee

[1] a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
[2] to utter the call “cooee.”
[3] a call used to attract attention, esp (originally) a long loud high-pitched call on two notes used in the Australian bush
[4] (intr) to utter this call
[5] Australian and NZ informal calling distance (esp in the phrase within (a ) cooee (of ))

Words nearby Cooee

conybeare, coo, cooboo, cooch, cooch behar, cooee, cooey, coof, cook, cook inlet, cook island māori

Origin of Cooee

First recorded in 1780–90, cooee is from the Dharuk word gu-wī

Word origin for Cooee

C19: from a native Australian language