单词 | oohs and ahs |
释义 | > as lemmasoohs and ahs An utterance of ‘ooh’. In later use esp. in oohs and ahs (cf. ah int.). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun] > other specific cries or exclamations O?c1225 heyc1400 hoc1405 whoopc1450 oha1535 ooh1602 whowb1602 phew1613 hogmanay1692 ah1712 yo-hope1724 whew1751 whoo1763 yah1812 yo-heave-ho1813 yoicks1817 yo-he-ho1827 yo1830 boo1833 yoick1854 hot-cha-cha1932 ooh-la-la1952 ooh-ah1957 eina1971 eish2005 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. L4 Sir Vau. Flea off this hairie skin M. Horace.., vntruuse, vntrusse... Hor. Ooh—Tu. Nay, your oohs, nor your Callin-oes cannot serue your turne. 1654 R. Flecknoe Love's Dominion ii. v. 24 He his yet a more solemn fool in Prose, With's speech imbroder'd..With Oos and Aspirations, and never a word of sense in them. 1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies vi. 96 Quite a large crowd had collected on either side of the awning to criticize the cloaks with appreciative ‘oohs’ and ‘ahs’ or contemptuous sniffs. 1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin xlviii. 301 There was a great ‘Ooohh’ and ‘Aaahh’ as the rocket burst. 1994 Canad. Geographic 1994–5 Winter Catal. 26/1 Cuddly Raccoon: Just the cutest little raccoon... Sure to evoke oohs and ahhs. < as lemmas |
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