oooooo.

interj.  a teasing, taunting call of children, as in Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer.


interj.  a wincing moan meaning “that isn’t good,” as in Grave Peril by Jim Butcher.


interj.  an embarrassed reply, as to an intimate secret from a confidant, in The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad: A Mostly Irish Farce by Roger Boylan.


interj.  an exclamation marking a realization; see also ooo, ooooo.

<Oooooo, I’ve got an idea.  —Ellen Degeneres, My Point... and I Do Have One.>

interj.  an exclamation of being overwhelmed.

<“Oooooo,” said Charles.  “I really must be going.  This is all very delicious, but it’s not something for my tender ears.”  —Earl Emerson, Portland Laughter.>

interj.  an exclamation of praise.

<Oooooo!  You’re getting good.  —Bobbi McCutcheon, Father Mars, Mother Earth.>

interj.  an exclamation of titillation.

<Listening in on someone else’s intimacies, [Oscar] Wilde implies, wouldn’t have you going “Oooooo!” but “Ugh.”  —Regina Berreca, Too Much of a Good Thing is Wonderful.>

interj.  an exclamation of wonder or surprise, as from a crowd.

<There was an “Oooooo!” from the crowd.  People jumped back in surprise.  —Anne Rivers Siddons, Nora, Nora: A Novel.>

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