Meaning

4 senses

  1. (countable, derogatory, slang)A person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.

    That reporter is a bit of a woo woo.

  2. (derogatory, slang, uncountable)Supernatural, paranormal, occult, esoteric, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.

    Near-synonyms: supernatural, paranormal, occult, esotericism, pseudoscience, quackery

    He is really into all that woo woo.

  3. An alcoholic cocktail consisting of peach schnapps, vodka and cranberry juice.

  4. (childish)The sound of a siren.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Tom is a bit woo woo.

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  2. The owl hoots 'woo woo'.

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  3. He's a bit woo-woo.

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Origin

Uncertain. It has been suggested that "woo woo" is intended to imitate the eerie backgroun

Uncertain. It has been suggested that "woo woo" is intended to imitate the eerie background music of sci-fi/horror films and television shows. A connection has also been suggested to stereotypical sounds of ghosts (see boo and compare goetia).

Imitative of a siren.

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Forms

plural: woo woos

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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