ooh
pronunciation
How to pronounce ooh in British English:
UK [u:]
How to pronounce ooh in American English:
US [u]
Word Origin
- ooh
- exclamation of pain, surprise, wonder, etc., 1916. Combined with aah from 1953. Ooh-la-la, exclamation of surprise or appreciation, is attested 1924, from French and suggestive of the supposed raciness of the French.
Example
- 1. Ooh , he caught it . Is that bad ?
- 2. Q : ooh yeah , why isn 't david beckham playing ?
- 3. " Ooh , that looks difficult , you can 't do that , stay away ! " .
- 4. Engineer : ooh , check out mr. " I 'm a mac " over here .
- 5. Ford 's modest hope for the mkz is to bring that average down to , ooh , 57 .