moo

noun
/muː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese, including Cantonese 巫 (mou⁴) and others.

  1. derived from

Definitions

  1. The characteristic lowing sound made by cattle.

  2. A foolish woman.

    • You silly moo! What did you do that for?
    • 'Aurora House does not expel,' said the sanctimonious moo, 'but you will be medicated, if your behaviour warrants it, for your own protection.'
  3. Of a cow or bull, to make its characteristic lowing sound.

  4. + 7 more definitions
    1. The characteristic sound made by a cow or bull.

      • The cow says moo.
    2. Initialism of Master of Orion.

    3. Initialism of matter of opinion.

    4. Initialism of MUD, object-oriented.

    5. Initialism of Money Order Office.

      • […](3) the nature of the Postal business accommodation supplied by the local Post-Office—thus, PO (Post-Office), SB (Savings Bank), MOO (Money Order Office), or, if there be no PO, the name and distance of the nearest PO[…]
      • It was to help solve a serious problem – mice. For the little vermin were chewing letters containing banknotes and postal orders, especially at the Money Order Office (MOO).
    6. Initialism of massive overdense object.

    7. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA