yoo-hoo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjuːˌhuː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈjuˌhu/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(yo̅o̅′ho̅o̅′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
yoo-hoo /ˈyuˌhu/USA pronunciation   interj. 
  1. (used to get someone's attention):Yoo-hoo, anybody home?

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
yoo-hoo  (yo̅o̅′ho̅o̅′),USA pronunciation interj. 
  1. (used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, in calling to another person, or the like.)

v.i. 
  1. to get or attempt to get someone's attention by or as if by calling "yoo-hoo'':yoo-hooing across the back fence.
  • of expressive origin, originally 1920–25, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
yoo-hoo / ˈjuːˌhuː/
  1. a call to attract a person's attention

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