woo
verb
[ wuː ]
• seek the favour, support, or custom of.
• "pop stars are being wooed by film companies eager to sign them up"
Similar:
seek the support of,
seek the favour of,
try to win,
try to attract,
try to cultivate,
chase,
pursue,
try to ingratiate oneself with,
curry favour with,
• try to gain the love of (someone), especially with a view to marriage.
• "he wooed her with quotes from Shakespeare"
Similar:
court,
pay court to,
pursue,
chase,
chase after,
run after,
romance,
seek the hand of,
press one's suit with,
set one's cap at,
make love to,
spark,
Origin:
late Old English wōgian (intransitive), āwōgian (transitive), of unknown origin.
woo
noun
• variant form of woo-woo (noun).
woo
adjective
• variant form of woo-woo (adjective).
woo-woo
noun
• unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine.
• "some kind of metaphysical woo-woo"
woo-woo
adjective
• relating to or holding unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine.
• "quartz crystals that were so popular with the woo-woo crowd"
Origin:
1980s: probably in imitation of a wailing sound traditionally attributed to ghosts and humorously associated with mysticism and the supernatural.
