Associations to the word «Hoot»

Wiktionary

HOOT, noun. A derisive cry or shout.
HOOT, noun. The cry of an owl.
HOOT, noun. (US) (slang) A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)
HOOT, noun. A small particle
HOOT, verb. To cry out or shout in contempt.
HOOT, verb. To make the cry of an owl.
HOOT, verb. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.

Dictionary definition

HOOT, noun. A loud raucous cry (as of an owl).
HOOT, noun. A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.
HOOT, noun. Something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks".
HOOT, verb. To utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance".
HOOT, verb. Utter the characteristic sound of owls.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne