different between ooh vs ooo

English

Alternative forms

• oooh, ooooh

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /u?/
• Rhymes: -u?

Interjection

ooh (with as many 'o's as needed to express the length of the utterance)

1. An expression of surprise.
2. An expression of awe.
3. A sound made to imitate a ghost.
4. An expression of affection.
5. An expression of pain.

Translations

Noun

ooh (plural oohs)

1. An exclamation of ooh.

Verb

ooh (third-person singular simple present oohs, present participle oohing, simple past and past participle oohed)

1. To exclaim ooh.

See also

• oh
• ooh la la

Anagrams

• Hoo, hoo, oho

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish og, from Proto-Celtic *?uyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h??wyóm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /au/, /u?/

Noun

ooh m (genitive singular oohey, plural oohyn)

1. egg

Derived terms

• ooh-chirkey

English

Phrase

ooo

1. An abbreviation for hugs, usually placed at the end of a letter or in text messaging; often placed alongside xxx.

   The little boy put ooo at the end of his letter to Grandma, to let her know he loved her.

2. An abbreviation for Out of Office, a phrase often used in professional contexts to indicate that someone is unavailable for work (usually because they are on vacation).

   Peter is OoO today, let's ask Michael to help us with these TPS reports instead.

See also

• oooh
• xoxo