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coo

1  [koo] ,verb, cooed, coo⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristic of doves.
2. to murmur or talk fondly or amorously.
–verb (used with object)
3. to utter by cooing.
–noun
4. a cooing sound.
Origin:
1660–70; imit.

Related forms:
cooer, noun
coo⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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coo

2  [koo]
–interjection British Slang.
(used to express surprise or amazement.)
Origin:
1910–15; orig. uncert.

Co⋅o

  [kaw-aw]
–noun
Italian name of Kos.

COO

 
chief operating officer.

Kos

  [kos, kaws]
–noun
one of the Greek Dodecanese Islands in the SE Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey. 16,650; 111 sq. mi. (287 sq. km).
Also, Cos.
Italian, Coo.
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coo   (kōō)   
v.   cooed, coo·ing, coos

v.   intr.

  1. To utter the murmuring sound of a dove or pigeon or a sound resembling it.

  2. To talk fondly or amorously in murmurs: The visitors cooed over the newborn baby.

v.   tr.
To express or utter with soft murmuring sounds.

[Imitative.]
coo'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

kos 
measure of distance in India (about 2 miles), from Hindi kos, from Skt. krosah, lit. "a call, a shout;" thus, "distance within which a man's shout can be heard."

coo 
1670, echoic; the phrase to bill and coo is first recorded 1816.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
COO
chief operating officer
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