Shoo Definition

sho͝o
shooed, shooing, shoos
interjection
Used to frighten away animals or birds.
American Heritage
Go away; get out.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
shooed, shooing, shoos
To drive away abruptly, by or as by waving the hand or arm and crying “shoo”
Webster's New World
To cry “shoo”
Webster's New World

(informal) To induce someone or something to leave.

Don't just shoo away mosquitoes, kill them!
See if you can shoo off the insurance salesmen.
Wiktionary

(intransitive, informal) To leave under inducement.

You kids had better shoo before your parents get a call.
Wiktionary

(informal, rare) To usher someone.

Shoo the visitor in.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Shoo

  • Compare German scheuchen to scare, drive away.

    From Wiktionary

Shoo Sentence Examples

  • But I didn't put the bop in bop shoo wop - that was someone else.

  • I suppose a guy should be careful whose filly he's trying to shoo into his stable - especially when she's still wearing another man's halter.

  • His owner followed him, intending to shoo the dog back out and close the door properly.

  • Eleanor had to shoo the bird away, which meant she was climbing away from the car instead of closing in on it.

  • In the not too distant future, tiny robots will detect pests on produce and emit a signal to shoo them away.

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