shoo

(s̸ho̵̅o̅)

interjection

go away; get out: used as in driving away chickens or other animals

Origin: echoic

intransitive verb shooed, shooing

to cry “shoo”

transitive verb

to drive away abruptly, by or as by crying “shoo”

See shoo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

interjection

Used to frighten away animals or birds.

transitive verb shooed shooed, shoo·ing, shoos

To drive or frighten away by or as if by crying “shoo.”

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