Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Australia, informal, onomatopoeic)A long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush.

  2. (Australia, also, figuratively, informal)A short distance; hailing distance.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Cooee! Can you hear me?

    deHuhu! Können Sie mich hören? — Sudajaengi

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Origin

Borrowed from Dharug guuu-wi, adopted into English by white settlers in Australia from 179

Borrowed from Dharug guuu-wi, adopted into English by white settlers in Australia from 1790.

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Forms

plural: cooees

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
coocoochcookA1cookbookcookerA2

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