cooeen.int.

Brit.

/ˈkuːiː/,

/ˌkuːˈiː/,

/ˈkuːi/, U.S.

/ˈkuˌi/,

/ˌkuˈi/

Forms: also cow-ee, koo-eh, coohee, coo-ee, cooie, cooey.

Etymology: Imitative.

The call or cry

/kuːˈiː/ used as a signal by Australian Aboriginal people, and adopted by the colonists in the bush. Hence gen., as a signal to draw attention to the caller. ‘If the prolonged stress laid upon the syllable coo were expressed in letters, there ought to be six or eight oo's to the one short sharp shrill ee.’ E. A. Petherick.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [noun] > call > specific call

oyezc1440

cooee1790

ahoy1815

yo-ho1823

woo-hoo1880

1790 Vocab. in Gov. Hunter Jrnl. 408 Cow-ee to come.

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales (ed. 2) II. i. 23 In calling to each other at a distance, [the natives] make use of the word Coo-ee, as we do the word Hollo, prolonging the sound of the coo, and closing that of the ee with a shrill jerk..[It has] become of general use throughout the colony; and a new comer, in desiring an individual to call another back, soon learns to say ‘Coo-ee to him,’ instead of ‘Hollo to him.’

1852 J. West Hist. Tasmania II. 91 Some gentlemen, on a visit to a London theatre, to draw the attention of their friends in an opposite box, called out cooey.

1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 315 The ringing koo-eh of the aborigine.

1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 107 Cooey, the Australian bush-call, now not unfrequently heard in the streets of London.

1871 Athenæum 27 May 651 In a narrow and rocky gorge..Mr. Cooper gave the Australian cry of ‘coohee,’ which was answered by a thousand echoes.

1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Jan. 1/3 Two well-known and wealthy Australian squatters on a visit to the mother country lost themselves in a London fog, and were only reunited after a series of shrill and vigorous ‘coo-e's’.

1896 H. G. Wells Island of Dr Moreau xvii. 161 Once I was arrested by the distant voice of Montgomery bawling, ‘Coo-ee..Mor-eau!’

1957 Times 14 Nov. 17/2 Confident ‘coo-ees’ from both sides of the ground greeted this try [by the Australian rugby team].

Phrases

Australian and New Zealand colloquial. within (a) cooee (of): within hailing distance; within easy reach, near (to).

ΚΠ

1887 G. L. Apperson in All Year Round 30 July 67/1 A common mode of expression is to be ‘within cooey’ of a place..Now to be ‘within cooey’ of Sydney is to be at the distance of an easy journey therefrom.

1893 Herald (Melbourne) 26 June 2/6 Witness said that there was a post-office clock ‘within coo-ee’, or within less than half-a-mile of the station.

1896 H. Lawson In Days when World was Wide (1900) 80 Weary teamsters struggled on while it was light, Just to camp within a cooey of the Shanty for the night.

1899 ‘S. Rudd’ On our Selection 28 There wasn't a horse in the district could come within cooee of her.

1916 ‘Anzac’ On Anzac Trail 39 The niggers..wouldn't come within coo-ee of our mob when engaged in bomb-throwing.

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 16 Aug. 10/2 In George-Street, within coo-ee of the Town Hall.

1946 F. D. Davison Dusty xv. 164 Tom, within a cooee of seventy, had made a new start in life.

1965 Weekly News (Auckland) 4 Aug. 14/4 But nothing that Roux has achieved on this tour came within coo-ee of the effort of Gainsford.

Derivatives

ˈcooee v. (also cooey) (intransitive) to utter this call.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry or shout [verb (intransitive)] > call > to attract attention > specific

ho1377

to squeak beef1699

hallo1781

oy1816

cooee1827

hoy1836

yoohoo1948

1827 [see main sense].

1859 All Year Round 21 May 80 When I cooeyed, like a ‘black fellow’, from Queen Anne's tower.

1888 J. McCarthy & R. C. Praed Ladies' Gallery I. i. 10 A black fellow would not coo-ēe in that way.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cooee
释义	cooeen.int. Brit. /ˈkuːiː/, /ˌkuːˈiː/, /ˈkuːi/, U.S. /ˈkuˌi/, /ˌkuˈi/ Forms: also cow-ee, koo-eh, coohee, coo-ee, cooie, cooey. Etymology: Imitative. The call or cry /kuːˈiː/ used as a signal by Australian Aboriginal people, and adopted by the colonists in the bush. Hence gen., as a signal to draw attention to the caller. ‘If the prolonged stress laid upon the syllable coo were expressed in letters, there ought to be six or eight oo's to the one short sharp shrill ee.’ E. A. Petherick. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [noun] > call > specific call oyezc1440 cooee1790 ahoy1815 yo-ho1823 woo-hoo1880 1790 Vocab. in Gov. Hunter Jrnl. 408 Cow-ee to come. 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales (ed. 2) II. i. 23 In calling to each other at a distance, [the natives] make use of the word Coo-ee, as we do the word Hollo, prolonging the sound of the coo, and closing that of the ee with a shrill jerk..[It has] become of general use throughout the colony; and a new comer, in desiring an individual to call another back, soon learns to say ‘Coo-ee to him,’ instead of ‘Hollo to him.’ 1852 J. West Hist. Tasmania II. 91 Some gentlemen, on a visit to a London theatre, to draw the attention of their friends in an opposite box, called out cooey. 1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 315 The ringing koo-eh of the aborigine. 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 107 Cooey, the Australian bush-call, now not unfrequently heard in the streets of London. 1871 Athenæum 27 May 651 In a narrow and rocky gorge..Mr. Cooper gave the Australian cry of ‘coohee,’ which was answered by a thousand echoes. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Jan. 1/3 Two well-known and wealthy Australian squatters on a visit to the mother country lost themselves in a London fog, and were only reunited after a series of shrill and vigorous ‘coo-e's’. 1896 H. G. Wells Island of Dr Moreau xvii. 161 Once I was arrested by the distant voice of Montgomery bawling, ‘Coo-ee..Mor-eau!’ 1957 Times 14 Nov. 17/2 Confident ‘coo-ees’ from both sides of the ground greeted this try [by the Australian rugby team]. Phrases Australian and New Zealand colloquial. within (a) cooee (of): within hailing distance; within easy reach, near (to). ΚΠ 1887 G. L. Apperson in All Year Round 30 July 67/1 A common mode of expression is to be ‘within cooey’ of a place..Now to be ‘within cooey’ of Sydney is to be at the distance of an easy journey therefrom. 1893 Herald (Melbourne) 26 June 2/6 Witness said that there was a post-office clock ‘within coo-ee’, or within less than half-a-mile of the station. 1896 H. Lawson In Days when World was Wide (1900) 80 Weary teamsters struggled on while it was light, Just to camp within a cooey of the Shanty for the night. 1899 ‘S. Rudd’ On our Selection 28 There wasn't a horse in the district could come within cooee of her. 1916 ‘Anzac’ On Anzac Trail 39 The niggers..wouldn't come within coo-ee of our mob when engaged in bomb-throwing. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 16 Aug. 10/2 In George-Street, within coo-ee of the Town Hall. 1946 F. D. Davison Dusty xv. 164 Tom, within a cooee of seventy, had made a new start in life. 1965 Weekly News (Auckland) 4 Aug. 14/4 But nothing that Roux has achieved on this tour came within coo-ee of the effort of Gainsford. Derivatives ˈcooee v. (also cooey) (intransitive) to utter this call. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry or shout [verb (intransitive)] > call > to attract attention > specific ho1377 to squeak beef1699 hallo1781 oy1816 cooee1827 hoy1836 yoohoo1948 1827 [see main sense]. 1859 All Year Round 21 May 80 When I cooeyed, like a ‘black fellow’, from Queen Anne's tower. 1888 J. McCarthy & R. C. Praed Ladies' Gallery I. i. 10 A black fellow would not coo-ēe in that way. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1790
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