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Is this usage of woo proper? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I don't think the origin of woo has ever been nailed down, but I suspect OP's first definition was the original meaning Since that implies the second usage is simply metaphoric, you can hardly argue against it on the grounds of possible confusion I think it's perfectly good (and only very slightly "flowery") use of language The usage "they act a bit overly" seems daft to me; I'd say "they
Whats the origin of saying yoo hoo! to get someones attention? The Oxford English Dictionary dates yoo-hoo to 1924, as noted by the American Dialect Society, and compares it to yo-ho, originally a nautical phrase also sometimes used in yo-heave-ho Their first documented use of yo-ho is from 1769 in William Falconer's An universal dictionary of the marine: Hola-ho, a cry which answers to yoe-hoe Yo-ho derives from two interjections Yo: an exclamation of
Coquette vs. flirt - English Language Usage Stack Exchange What is the difference between coquette and flirt? They seem to mean the exact same thing; is it only their historical or etymological baggage that determines different usage?
Someone who instigates conflict and then plays the victim? Is there a word for someone who always tends to be the catalyst to conflict, then backs out of said conflict with a victim mentality? For example provoking an argument and then saying something lik
Onomatopoeia for sirens (police, ambulance, fire engines) 3 I like the one suggested by the UD: 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
What do you call the male equivalent to Cougar (woman)? What is the male equivalent to the term "cougar"? Clarifying The term "cougar" describes an older woman seeking younger men So a male equivalent would be an older man seek
Is the word ideator acceptable in public communication; is there a . . . Because of the strong negative connotations created by the specialized medical use, using ideator in a serious positive context is a tough decision A person imagining suicide is actually a denotation of ideator : A person experiencing suicidal ideation medical-dictionary thefreedictionary com On the other hand, that derivative is based on a broader definition of ideate: verb [WITH OBJECT