[hoot] vb [ME houten, of imit. origin] vi (13c) 1: to shout or laugh usu. derisively
2: to make the natural throat noise of an owl or a similar cry
3: to make a loud clamorous mechanical sound ~ vt 1: to assail or drive out by hooting "~ed down the speaker"
2: to express or utter with hoots "~ed their disapproval" -- hoot.er n
[2]hoot n (15c) 1: a sound of hooting; esp: the cry of an owl
2: a minimum amount or degree: the least bit "don't give a ~"
3: something or someone amusing "the play is a real ~" -- hooty adj [3]hoot or hoots interj [origin unknown] (1540) chiefly Scot--used to express impatience, dissatisfaction, or objection