Standard Lemma guide

ooh

adj · intj · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /uː/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uː
  • CMU ARPABET: UW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Initialism of out of home (“denoting forms of advertising, such as billboards, that reach consumers outside of their homes”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

Topics: advertising, business, marketing

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2

intj

Meaning 2

An expression of surprise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

intj

Meaning 3

An expression of awe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

intj

Meaning 4

A sound made to imitate a ghost.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

intj

Meaning 5

An expression of affection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

intj

Meaning 6

An expression of pain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

intj

Meaning 7

An expression of excitement, anticipation, or enthusiastic interest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Ooh, I love that book!
  • Ooh, that looks delicious!

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8

noun

Meaning 8

An exclamation of ooh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

verb

Meaning 9

To exclaim ooh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10

verb

Meaning 10

express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aah

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: oho — expressing surprise
  • Finnish: oo — expressing surprise
  • Finnish: ooh — expressing surprise
  • Greek: ου (ou) — expressing surprise
  • Latin: hui — expressing surprise
  • Polish: u — expressing surprise
  • Swedish: oj — expressing surprise
  • Welsh: w — expressing surprise
  • Chinook Jargon: wäh — expressing awe
  • Esperanto: hu — expressing awe
  • Finnish: oho — expressing awe
  • Finnish: oo — expressing awe
  • Finnish: ooh — expressing awe
  • Latin: hui — expressing awe
  • Spanish: uy — expressing awe
  • Swedish: åh — expressing awe
  • Welsh: w — expressing awe
  • Esperanto: buu — imitating ghost
  • Finnish: huu — imitating ghost
  • Finnish: böö — imitating ghost
  • Swedish: buu — imitating ghost
  • Swedish: böö — imitating ghost
  • Turkish: bö — imitating ghost
  • Chinook Jargon: wäh — expressing affection
  • Finnish: ooh — expressing affection
  • Finnish: oo — expressing affection
  • Turkish: oy — expressing affection
  • Turkish: oo — expressing affection