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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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An expression of surprise.
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An expression of awe.
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A sound made to imitate a ghost.
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An expression of affection.
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An expression of pain.
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An expression of excitement, anticipation, or enthusiastic interest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Ooh, I love that book! Ooh, that looks delicious!
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An exclamation of ooh.
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To exclaim ooh.
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express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents
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Synonyms: aah
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Broader terms: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout
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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