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Aborigine's call
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cooee
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interj. (context informal chiefly Australia UK English) (non-gloss definition: Used to attract someone's attention.) n. 1 (context Australia informal onomatopoeia English) A long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the ...
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Cooee! (IPA /ku:'i:/) is a shout used in Australia , usually in the bush , to attract attention, find missing people, or indicate one's own location. When done correctly - loudly and shrilly - a call of "cooee" can carry over a considerable distance . The ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cooey \Coo"ey\, Cooee \Coo"ee\, n. [Of imitative origin.] A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call to attract attention, and also in common use among the Australian colonists. In the actual call the first syllable is much prolonged ...