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What (who) is Woo - definition
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WOO; Woo (disambiguation); Woo (surname); Woo (Korean name); Woo (family name)
woo
¦ verb (woos, wooing, wooed)
1. try to gain the love of (a woman).
2. seek the support or custom of.
Derivatives
wooable adjective
wooer noun
Origin
OE wogian, awogian, of unknown origin.
woo
(woos, wooing, wooed)
1.
If you woo people, you try to encourage them to help you, support you, or vote for you, for example by promising them things which they would like.
They wooed customers by offering low interest rates...
They are trying to woo back electoral support.
VERB: V n, V n with adv
• wooing
This election has been marked so far by the candidates' wooing of each other's traditional political bases.
N-UNCOUNT: oft poss N, N of n
2.
If a man woos a woman, he spends time with her and tries to persuade her to marry him. (OLD-FASHIONED)
The penniless author successfully wooed and married Fanny.
= court
VERB: V n
• wooing
...the hero's wooing of his beautiful cousin Roxanne.
N-UNCOUNT: oft poss N, N of n
woo
great, yes!, abbreviation of woohoo, usually typed with an exclamation mark symbolising something good.
person 1: i love you!person 2: woo! i love you too!
person 1: i love you!person 2: woo! i love you too!
Examples of use of Woo
1. He invades Iraq on shaky premises that ultimately fall apart and they sing "woo–woo" in perfect harmony.
2. Special correspondent Eva Woo in Shanghai contributed to this report.
3. Special correspondent Eva Woo contributed to this report.
4. Are the Tories attempting to woo the football–watching masses?
5. No championing of nuclear power, to woo the eco–warriors.