COOEE


Meaning of COOEE in English

informal

■ exclamation used to attract attention.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~d ) make such a call.

Phrases

within ~ Austral./NZ within reach.

Origin

C18: imitative of a signal used by Australian Aboriginals and copied by settlers.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.