COOEYED

Verb

cooeyed

simple past tense and past participle of cooey

Source: Wiktionary


COOEY

Coo"ey, Coo"ee, n. Etym: [Of imitative origin.]

Definition: A peculiar whistling sound made by the Australian aborigenes as a call or signal. [Written also cooie.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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