Definitions for cooees

cooees coo·ee

Spelling: [koo-ee]
IPA: /ˈku i/

Cooees is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in cooees (ceeoos).

Definitions for cooees

noun

  1. a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.

verb (used without object)

  1. to utter the call “cooee.”.

Origin of cooees

First recorded in 1780-90, cooee is from the Dharuk word gu-wī

Examples for cooees

We had not gone far, however, when a cooee reached our ears.

And in another minute his soft "cooee" told his comrades that he had, sure enough, found the missing mark.

When about a hundred yards from the pool I heard a cry of “cooee!”

But cooee is a distinctly Australian cry, and one which is used between Australians.

One instance each of A-1 and A1, and cooee and coo-e-e were retained.

Then looked a little troubled, for cooee was to be interpreted that all was well.

When about a hundred yards from the Pool I heard a cry of cooee!

But when you hear me give a cooee, just trot this way, because Id hate to have to eat all this breakfast by myself.

They cooeed back that the cooee won by an easy thousand yards.

One was the fact that his father should, according to his account, cry ‘cooee!’

Word Value for cooees
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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