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shoo

Pronunciation: /ʃuː/

The English word “shoo” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To induce someone or something to leave.
  2. To leave under inducement.
  3. To usher someone.

interjection

  1. Go away! Clear off!

Etymology

From Middle English schew, schowe, show, showe, scou (“shoo!”, interjection). Compare Middle High German schū, schuo (“shoo!”, interjection) (modern German scheu! (“shoo!”)), Dutch schuwen (“to shun”), German scheuchen (“to scare, drive away”).

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