oooo.

interj.  a wail of tearful unhappiness.

<“Oooo!” the face wailed, and the tears flowed so copiously that they started to pool on the floor.  —Piers Anthony, Cube Route.>

interj.  an affirmation.

<Did it ever occur to you that you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about?”  “Oooo!”  He smiled.  “That occurs to me just about all the time.”  —Mary McGarry Morris, A Dangerous Woman.>

interj.  an appreciative exclamation, as in response to a drink of fine ale.

<Buffett drank down three good swallows.  “Oooo,” he said slowly.  “Jubilation.”  —Jeffery Deaver, Bloody River Blues.>

interj.  an ecstatic squeal.

<Her two schoolfriends were ecstatic.  ”Oooo!  Are you going to?  Are you really going to?”  —Alan Booth, The Roads to Sata: A 2000-Mile Walk Through Japan.>

interj.  an expression anticipating a bad conclusion; an acknowledgment that aggression has been instigated.

<So Jack’s holding out on you big-time!  Oooo, not good, Jack.  —Sarah Andrews, Killer Dust.>

interj.  an expression of a strong feeling; see also ooo, ooo-eee.

<Oooo, it’s the most romantic story, really.  —Julia London, Wicked Angel.>

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