Aug 3, 2015 · On the Skeptics StackExchange you quite often read users referring to certain things and practices as "woo". What is the origin of this word? How did it come to be …

Nov 2, 2014 · 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.)

Details: Woodchuck is used as an alternative name for groundhogs. The etymology of woodchuck suggests that the word is not related with "wood" and "chucking" and I think the tongue twister …

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. …

Oct 1, 2011 · 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?

Feb 27, 2024 · 3 I've seen "wee woo" used for all types of sirens, including ambulance and fire: Wee-woo! Wee-woo! It was the unmistakable sound of a police car siren. — Time Sneak

Nov 29, 2023 · Literally (or at least in ancient Greece) a lyric poem was actually a song accompanied by the lyre, going back to poets like Sappho and Alkaios from the island of …

Jul 12, 2018 · “Bullshit” is often a slang verb used when writing essays to mean that you are writing things without much deep thought or care. I'm looking for a more formal definition of the …

At first I thought it was called wooing/wooed. But then I checked the Free Dictionary: woo (w) v. wooed, woo·ing, woos v.tr. 1. To seek the affection of with intent to romance. 2. a. To seek to …

Oct 16, 2012 · How is the causative form of fall used in English? In the present tense, often enough, A tree falls in the woods, but a logger falls trees as well. but in the past tense, A tree …