Meaning & use
Cooee
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A high-pitched call used, especially in Australia and New Zealand, to attract attention or signal one's location over a distance, particularly in the bush.
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She cupped her hands and let out a loud "cooee!" to find her friends in the crowded market.
Bushwalkers use a cooee to locate lost members of their group among the trees.
A note on using this word
Believed to derive from an Aboriginal Australian word; it carries well over distance and is still used informally as a greeting.
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