{ , n. [ Of imitative origin. ] A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call to attract attention, and also in common use among the Australian colonists. In the actual call the first syllable is much prolonged (k&oomacr_;"-) and the second ends in a shrill, staccato ē. To represent the sound itself the spelling cooee is generally used. [Written also cooie.]

Within cooey, within earshot. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{ }, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cooeyed or Cooeed p. pr. & vb. n. Cooeying or Cooeeing. ] To call out cooee. [ Australia ]

I cooeyed and beckoned them to approach. E. Giles. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]