oo-

a combining form meaning “egg,” used in the formation of compound words:
oogamous.

o'o

or 'ō·'ō

[ oh-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural o’·os.

any of several species of Hawaiian birds of the extinct genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis ( Hawaiian o'o ), which had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings. The last surviving species was M. braccatus ( Kauai o'o ), classified as extinct in 1987.

oo-

Origin of oo-¹

< Greek ōio-, combining form of ōión egg ¹

Origin of oo-²

First recorded in 1885–90; from Hawaiian ʿōʿō

Origin of oo-¹

from Greek ōion egg ¹

And so the “Glo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ria” in this number earns it a spot on my list.

Don't you realize that you are about to be flung over a cliff and that a mad bull is waiting bel-o-o-w to catch you on his horns?

To see us all here tonight, who would dream of the parting to come so soon-n; s-o s-o-o-o-on-n!

"No-o-o," said Maud reluctantly and evidently wondering if Dita had suddenly lost her mind.

Tad uttered a long drawn "Hoo-o-o-o-e-e-e," which brought Jim Coville to the door of his cabin.

Often enough the long-drawn hail of the lookout in the cross-trees, "Sail ho-o-o-o!"

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