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noun Cooee, Cooey n. (Written also cooie) A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call to attract attention, and also in common use among the Australian colonists. In the actual call the first syllable is much prolonged and the second ends in a shrill, staccato e. To represent the sound itself the spelling cooee is generally used. Within cooey, within earshot.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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