woo woo

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations. countable,derogatory,slang
    — That reporter is a bit of a woo woo.
  2. An alcoholic cocktail consisting of peach schnapps, vodka and cranberry juice.
    — Only top-shelf liquor is served, though Sasha refuses to serve drinks he deems fratlike. These include woo woos, kamikazes and shots of any kind.
  3. The sound of a siren. childish
  4. Supernatural, paranormal, occult, esoteric, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations. derogatory,slang,uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: supernatural, paranormal, occult, esotericism, pseudoscience, quackery
形容词 adj.
  1. Supernatural, pseudoscientific. derogatory,slang
    — He made a living out of woo woo beliefs.
  2. Readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations. derogatory,slang
    — Pert is a talented scientist who went woo woo many years ago for reasons I don’t have time to go into here.

词形变化

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词源

词源 1
Uncertain. It has been suggested that "woo woo" is intended to imitate the eerie background music of sci-fi/horror films and television shows. A connection has also been suggested to stereotypical sounds of ghosts (see boo and compare goetia).
词源 2
Unknown.
词源 3
Imitative of a siren.
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