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Newguest Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

hoot

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"Ain't that a hoot?" What does the word "hoot" in this context mean?

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First of all, this is not a context, it is just a sentence out of a context. hoot:–noun 8. the cry of an owl.

— Doll

  • First of all, this is not a context, it is just a sentence out of a context.
  • hoot:–noun 8.
  • the cry of an owl.
  • 9.
  • any similar sound, as an inarticulate shout.
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First of all, this is not a context, it is just a sentence out of a context.

hoot:–noun
8.the cry of an owl.

9.any similar sound, as an inarticulate shout.

10.a cry or shout, esp. of disapproval or derision.

11.British
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That's the whole sentence:

"I am master of my fate and captain of my soul." — Ashleigh Brilliant. Ain't that a hoot?
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Doll's last definition. Something funny.
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I didn't understand your joke.Emotion: sad In fact I must ask, did you make a joke?
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It's the answer, not a joke.

13.Slang. an extremely funny person, situation, or event: Your mother's a hoot when she tells about her escapades in boarding school.
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