Hoo-Hoo

See also: hoo hoo and hoo-hoo

English

Etymology

From the hooting call of a lumberjack to his co-workers in the woods.

Proper noun

Hoo-Hoo

1. Short for The International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, a fraternal organization for lumbermen.
   • 1958, Proceedings of the Annual Northwest Wood Products Clinic:

     Hoo-Hoo leadership, aware of increasing recognition of Hoo-Hoo as an important factor in the industry, realizes that Hoo-Hoo must develop responsibility and active participation in general industry programs of promotion and education.

   • 1976, Australian Forest Industries Journal - Volume 42, page 67:

     It was stressed that Hoo-Hoo members should endeavour to increase their knowledge on this subiect in order that they might effectively communicate industry facts to members of their own families and fellow workers.

   • 2007, Derek Swannson, Crash Gordon and the Mysteries of Kingsburg, →ISBN, page 35:

     He says they're all in for a huge treat tonight because the Chief Executive Officer of Hoo-Hoo International—the Snark of the Universe—has flown in all the way from Alabama just to be with them.

Noun

Hoo-Hoo (plural Hoo-Hoos or Hoo-Hoo)

1. A member of Hoo-Hoo.
   • 1917, National Magazine - Volume 46, page 244:

     There have been initiated into the order nearly thirty thousand Hoo-Hoos scattered all over the entire world.

   • 1943, American Lumberman, page 40:

     The fifty-3econd annual convention of the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo was a radical departure from the previous meetings held at a central place, with members traveling across the States to fraternize with fellow Hoo-Hoo.

   • 1994, Judy Jewell, Oregon, page 103:

     A couple of Hoo-Hoos I knew, dragged me out to my rig and drove me home.