ooroo

/ˈuːɹuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Australian usage; Dated

"anyway 'ooroo"
"I used to hear people say ‘ooroo’ when I was young (in Adelaide) but haven’t heard it for decades."
"Grandma used to say it all the time - ooroo."
"The ’roo has jumped away, leaving its iconic outline, along with the ‘see you later’ meaning of the traditional phrase ‘ooroo’."

From 1700s British hooray or hurray, affected by h-dropping. Alternately, may come from Thurawal uru.

hooroo (alternative)

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How do you pronounce ooroo?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈuːɹuː/.

What does ooroo mean?

Alternative form of hooroo

Where does ooroo come from?

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