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coochy coo, int.
Brit. |ˌkuːtʃi ˈkuː|, U.S. |ˌkutʃi ˈku|
Forms: 18– coochy coo, 19– coochie coo, 19– koochie coo, 19– koochie koo; Freq. with reduplication of the first element.
[Origin uncertain; perhaps imitative of a baby's gurgling; perhaps compare coo v.
The element coochy appears earlier in similar contexts:
1860Vanity Fair 14 July 29/2 Pooty baby!..Coochey, oochy, coochey. ]
Used to elicit a smile or laughter from a baby, esp. in combination with tickling.
1897Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 12 Feb. 4/3 Mamma's lovely dumpling; hear it murmur ‘Goo!’ Izzum sweet as sugar? Coochy, coochy, coo. 1955S. N. Behrman et al. Fanny ii. i. 92 Coochy-coo! Coochy-coo! you're so sweet, I could eat you! 1972G. Chapman et al. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1989) II. xxviii. 64 Yes, he's such a clever boy, aren't you? Coochy coochy coo. 1993Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 23 Dec. b1 Children..hover over the little bundle and murmur, ‘Koochie, koochie, coo.’ 2003Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 6 Feb. 10 A mother says coochy-coo. |