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hoot

[hoot] / hut /


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"But the kid inside of you wants to break out and just hoot and holler."

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

De Angelis and Waltz are also a hoot together, she as a heaving, hissing vampire bride who can’t stop licking her chops, he as a bone-dry vampire hunter dedicated to his investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Seeing each stride into frame is a hoot.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

But if you keep skating, at some point you’ll meet another woman who skates, and then another, and pretty soon you and your “high vibe tribe” won’t give a hoot what anyone thinks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 21, 2025

Students hoot and holler when one of their own—their drama teacher or a fellow student—is called forward or even just when the name of their school is mentioned.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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