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- etymology - What is the origin of the term woo? - English Language . . .
Secondly, woo is the shortened form, and it is also written as woo-woo and woo woo Wiktionary says of its origin that it might be “intended to imitate the eerie background music of sci-fi horror films and television shows, however the exact origin is uncertain” Indeed, if you do a Google Books search for “woo woo”, all the hits refer
- How do you spell hoo-wee! - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Woo and woo-hoo (and variations like yahoo, yee-haw, and yippee) indicate excitement (Woot, also spelled w00t among an online in-crowd, is a probably ephemeral variant ) In the same vein, if you write it and it looks right in an echomimetic way, it probably will serve its purpose just fine, and only the most pedantic reader is going to lose
- Are w o, w , b c common abbreviations in the US?
Both "w " and "w o" were common U S abbreviations in correspondence, and in tight spots on data tables, until recently
- Onomatopoeia for sirens (police, ambulance, fire engines)
Wee woo: is the sound a siren makes It is used in jest, to make fun of police cars, fire engines, ambulances, anything with a siren, really Popularized by short films Anyway I don't think there is an 'official' one
- Difference between Warm regards and Best regards
To the extent there is no real meaning attached to it, best regards means something like, I wish you well However, when used as closing ; Warm regards and Best regards don't have much real meaning attached to them and are just polite ways to end a le
- Are polite and politics etymologically similar?
But the connection makes sense Wiktionary defines "politics" also as "Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, influence or conflict" To be successful with politics an individual has to be polite, woo the crowd, be a nice guy
- Someone who instigates conflict and then plays the victim?
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- What are the words to express sobbing and crying sound?
Google doesn't help much What are the sounds (written in words) that people usually use to express their crying sobbing emotions such as in chat, social network? For example if I say, "I am sad [
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