shoo (third-person singular simple present shoos, present participle shooing, simple past and past participle shooed)
(transitive, informal) To induce someone or something to leave.
(intransitive, informal) To leave under inducement.
(informal, rare) To usher someone.
shoo!
(informal, demeaning) Go away! Clear off!
Synonym: Thesaurus:go away
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Source: Wiktionary
Shoo, interj. Etym: [Cf. G. scheuchen to scare, drive away.]
Definition: Begone; away; -- an expression used in frightening away animals, especially fowls.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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