- Cooee, within
- nearby - I was within cooee of landing a big fish when the line broke. He lives within cooee of Sydney.
Australian slang. 2013.
Cooee, within
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within cooee — phrasal : within hailing distance : not unapproachable * * * within cooee (Aust and NZ informal) Nearby, within calling distance • • • Main Entry: ↑cooee * * * within cooee phrase not far away Thesaurus: next to, near to and not far away … Useful english dictionary
Cooee — Cooee! (IPA /ku: i:/) is a shout used in Australia, usually in the Bush, to attract attention, find missing people, or indicate one s own location. When done correctly loudly and shrilly a call of cooee can carry over a considerable distance. The … Wikipedia
within cooee (of) — within ˈcooee (of) idiom (AustralE, NZE) not far (from) • There s loads of cheap accommodation within cooee of the airport. Main entry: ↑cooeeidiom … Useful english dictionary
cooee — /ˈkui / (say koohee), /kuˈi / (say kooh ee) noun 1. a prolonged clear call, the second syllable of which rises rapidly in pitch, used most frequently in the bush as a signal to attract attention: *A cooee from over toward the homestead roused him …
Cooee — Cooey Coo ey, Cooee Coo ee, n. [Of imitative origin.] A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call to attract attention, and also in common use among the Australian colonists. In the actual call the first syllable is much… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cooee — Cooey Coo ey, Cooee Coo ee, n. [Of imitative origin.] A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call to attract attention, and also in common use among the Australian colonists. In the actual call the first syllable is much… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Within cooey — Cooey Coo ey, Cooee Coo ee, n. [Of imitative origin.] A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call to attract attention, and also in common use among the Australian colonists. In the actual call the first syllable is much… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cooee — I UK [ˈkuːiː] / US [ˈkuɪ] interjection British a word used for attracting someone s attention Cooee! she shouted. It s me! II UK [ˈkuːiː] / US [ˈkuɪ] noun Australian within cooee … English dictionary
cooee — n., int., & v. colloq. n. & int. a sound used to attract attention, esp. at a distance. v.intr. (cooees, cooeed, cooeeing) make this sound. Phrases and idioms: within cooee (or a cooee) of Austral. & NZ colloq. very near to. Etymology: imit. of a … Useful english dictionary
cooee — informal exclamation used to attract attention. verb (cooees, cooeeing, cooeed) make such a call. Phrases within cooee Austral./NZ within reach. Origin C18: imitative of a signal used by Australian Aboriginals and copied by settlers … English new terms dictionary
within cooee — Austral./NZ within reach. → cooee … English new terms dictionary
