“sooey”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

sooey

释义

sooey, int. U.S. dial.|ˈsuːɪ|
[Origin obscure; perh. alt. f. sow n.¹ or echoic. Cf. shoo int.¹]
An exclamation used to call or drive pigs. Also (rare) as v. intr.
1892Dialect Notes I. 266 For driving pigs away, common words are: s·u-i, s·u-boi, [etc.].1893H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities of Speech in Mississippi 58 Sooey,..the sound used to drive hogs out of one's way.1941W. Faulkner Men Working i. 21 ‘Sooey out of here,’ he said. The shoat gave a grunt of startled surprise.1949H. Hornsby Lonesome Valley 107 Hiey there! Sooey! Whoopee! Start moving, you son of a bitch!1982Washington Post 11 Feb. e3/2 ‘I guarantee you, you'll hear me call the hogs.’.. He offers a quiet ‘woo, pig, sooey!’ as a foretaste.1989Newsday 27 Aug. (Sports) 8/2 Ken Hatfield's defense gave Hog-hat wearers plenty of reasons to shout ‘sooey’ as opposing offenses averaged under 100 yards rushing per game.

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