cooee

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cooee

(ˈkuːiː) or

cooey

interj

a call used to attract attention, esp (originally) a long loud high-pitched call on two notes used in the Australian bush

vb, cooees, cooeeing, cooeed, cooeys, cooeying or cooeyed

(intr) to utter this call

informal Austral and NZ calling distance (esp in the phrase within (a) cooee (of))

[C19: from a native Australian language]

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cooee

Past participle: cooeed
Gerund: cooeeing

Imperative
cooee
cooee

Present
I cooee
you cooee
he/she/it cooees
we cooee
you cooee
they cooee

Preterite
I cooeed
you cooeed
he/she/it cooeed
we cooeed
you cooeed
they cooeed

Present Continuous
I am cooeeing
you are cooeeing
he/she/it is cooeeing
we are cooeeing
you are cooeeing
they are cooeeing

Present Perfect
I have cooeed
you have cooeed
he/she/it has cooeed
we have cooeed
you have cooeed
they have cooeed

Past Continuous
I was cooeeing
you were cooeeing
he/she/it was cooeeing
we were cooeeing
you were cooeeing
they were cooeeing

Past Perfect
I had cooeed
you had cooeed
he/she/it had cooeed
we had cooeed
you had cooeed
they had cooeed

Future
I will cooee
you will cooee
he/she/it will cooee
we will cooee
you will cooee
they will cooee

Future Perfect
I will have cooeed
you will have cooeed
he/she/it will have cooeed
we will have cooeed
you will have cooeed
they will have cooeed

Future Continuous
I will be cooeeing
you will be cooeeing
he/she/it will be cooeeing
we will be cooeeing
you will be cooeeing
they will be cooeeing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cooeeing
you have been cooeeing
he/she/it has been cooeeing
we have been cooeeing
you have been cooeeing
they have been cooeeing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cooeeing
you will have been cooeeing
he/she/it will have been cooeeing
we will have been cooeeing
you will have been cooeeing
they will have been cooeeing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cooeeing
you had been cooeeing
he/she/it had been cooeeing
we had been cooeeing
you had been cooeeing
they had been cooeeing

Conditional
I would cooee
you would cooee
he/she/it would cooee
we would cooee
you would cooee
they would cooee

Past Conditional
I would have cooeed
you would have cooeed
he/she/it would have cooeed
we would have cooeed
you would have cooeed
they would have cooeed

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References in classic literature ?

When about a hundred yards from the pool I heard a cry of "Cooee!" which was a usual signal between my father and myself.

"The Coroner: I understand that the cry of 'Cooee' was a common signal between you and your father?

One was the fact that his father should, according to his account, cry 'Cooee!' before seeing him.

The 'Cooee!' was meant to attract the attention of whoever it was that he had the appointment with.

'Cooee' is a distinctly Australian cry, and one which is used between Australians.

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