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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Cooey

· Coo·ey · IPA
01 n. A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call to attract attention, and also in common use among the Australian colonists. …
  1. 1.
    A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call to attract attention, and also in common use among the Australian colonists. In the actual call the first syllable is much prolonged (ko͞o"-) and the second ends in a shrill, staccato ē. To represent the sound itself the spelling cooee is generally used.
Phrases & compounds
Within cooey — within earshot.
02 v. i. To call out cooee.
imp. & p. p. Cooeyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Cooeying
  1. 1.
    To call out cooee.[Australia]
    “I cooeyed and beckoned them to approach.” — E. Giles.