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yoo-hoo

[yoo-hoo]
–interjection
1. (used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, in calling to another person, or the like.)
–verb (used without object)
2. to get or attempt to get someone's attention by or as if by calling “yoo-hoo”: yoo-hooing across the back fence.

Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; of expressive orig.
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yoo-hoo   (yōō'hōō')   
interj.  Used to call someone at a distance or to gain someone's attention.
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