add. ·vi to call out cooee.
2. cooee ·noun a peculiar whistling sound made by the australian aborigenes as a call or signal.
3. cooee ·add. ·noun 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 (k/"-) and the second ends in a shrill, staccato /. to represent the sound itself the spelling cooee is generally used.