Coo Definition

ko͝o
cooed, cooing, coos
verb
To make the soft, murmuring sound of pigeons or doves, or a sound like this.
Webster's New World
To express gently and lovingly; utter with a coo.
Webster's New World
To speak gently and lovingly.
Webster's New World
To talk fondly or amorously in murmurs.
The visitors cooed over the newborn baby.
American Heritage

(intransitive) To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.

Wiktionary
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abbreviation
Chief operating officer.
Webster's New World
Chief operating officer.
Wiktionary
(international trade) Country of origin.
Wiktionary
noun
The sound made in cooing.
Webster's New World

The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

Wiktionary
interjection
Used variously to express surprise, doubt, delight, etc.
Webster's New World
adjective

(slang) Cool.

Wiktionary

Origin of Coo

  • Shortening of cool. Compare foo.

    From Wiktionary

  • Of onomatopoetic/imitative origin.

    From Wiktionary

  • Imitative

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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