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Does anyone know the origin of the word "yoo-hoo"? I would appreciate your help.
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Pooh-Bah
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Probably lola you've already been there but if not http://onelook.com/?w=yoo-hoo&ls=a
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Carpal Tunnel
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Onomatopoeic yodeling, I'd wager.
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Thinking about it, is that even possible??
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Actually, this is pretty much what I've been thinking. Certain kinds of sounds carry better over distance, and I understand that the ooooooo (as in who) is one of them. (I read this years ago in Careful, He Might Hear You {I think}; it takes place in Australia, and in it a lady gives this as the explanation for their Coo-ee call.)
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