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hoot

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Noun

  1. A derisive cry or shout.
  2. The cry of an owl.
  3. A fun event or person.
  4. A small particle; a whit or jot.
  5. Money, especially in the form of cash given as payment.

Verb

  1. To cry out or shout in contempt.
  2. To make a hoo, the cry of an owl.
  3. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
  4. To sound the horn of a vehicle.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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