verb
shoo
shoo
verb
1
To wave or gesture at a person or animal to make them go away.
"She shooed the pigeons off the balcony."
intj
1
Used to tell an animal or person to go away.
""Shoo!" she said, flapping her apron at the cat."
How to Use Shoo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA word or gesture used to chase someone or something off, usually gently.
Word Forms
shooed past tense, shoos singular
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Etymology
From a Middle English interjection used to drive animals away, echoed in similar words across Germanic languages.