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Meaning of Hoot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
huːt

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“My performance drew hoots of derision from the crowd.”
“I heard the hoot of an owl.”
“The party at the weekend was such a hoot! Thanks for the invite.”
“We don't care a hoot about what you think.”
“Well, it was Sunday morning, and the wheat nothing like ripe; but it was a chance, and I got onto my reaper and banged down every hoot of it before Monday night.”
“On the construction you could make a pot of hoot in no time. You oughter be able to get two or three quid a day when things is busy.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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