choo-choo

choo-choo

C0323250 (cho͞o′cho͞o′)n. pl. choo-choos Informal A locomotive train.

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[From baby-talk imitation of the sound of a locomotive whistle.]

choo-choo

(ˈtʃuːˌtʃuː) nBrit a child's name for a railway train[C20: of imitative origin]

choo-choo

(ˈtʃuˌtʃu)

n., pl. -choos. Baby Talk. a locomotive or a railroad train. [1900–05; imitative]

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choo-choo - a child's word for locomotive locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

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