Ooa.

n.  an island in the Marshall Islands.

ooaa.

n.  a bird of the Meliphagidae family, found on the island of Kauai.

Ooi.

n.  a populated place in the Gelderland region of the Netherlands.

ooo.

adv.  yes.

<Ooo, you’re right.  —Edward Lee, Succubi.>

interj.  a moan of sympathy.

<He rolled on the ground, back curved fetal-like, eyes wide.  Every man in the general vicinity gave a collective, sympathetic “Ooo.”  —Harlan Coben, Deal Breaker.>

interj.  an appreciative cooing.

<Clouds wafted by, and the cosmos was inchoate.  “Ooo, lovely!” Luna breathed, hugging Zane from behind.  —Piers Anthony, On a Pale Horse.>

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

<Ooo, if I were wearing boots, I’d be shaking in them.  —Sherriyn Kenyon, Night Pleasures.>

interj.  an exclamation of shock, as upon being drenched with water.

<“Ooo!” Lucidia cried.  “Why did you do that?”  —Piers Anthony, Cube Route.>

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