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shoo

Definition

verb: to tell (an animal or person) to leave
verb: to scare, drive, or send away by or as if by crying 'shoo'
used when repeatedly moving your hand away from you in a short motion with your fingers down to tell an animal or person to leave
synonyms: begone, away, go away

Examples

We tried to help her, but she 'shooed' us away.
The horse is a 'shoo-in' to win the race.
a 'shoo-in for' the tournament/job/award

Movie clips

Movie quotes

(..) Oh, it's an opossum. Eating a body. - Should I shoot it? - No. No, no, no. Opossums are scared of humans. Here. Shoo, shoo, shoo! Shoo, shoo! Go, go, go, go! Go, go, go. Shoo, shoo. Come on. Shoo, shoo. Shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo. Yeah. They're terrified. (..)
2008 TvShow: Bones Title: The Finger in the Nest Season: 4 Episode 3