Hooty
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Characterised by a hooting sound.
"Kegel has a distant, underpowered chorus and a dull orchestra. Tempos are too rushed for effect, and the interpretation is downright delicate - totally inappropriate. A hooty, scratchy soprano and a stiff baritone don't help."
- 2 Very funny; hilarious; fit to make one hoot with laughter. slang
"It's the kind of hooty melodrama Burnett used to spoof, but new series doesn't know where to look for laughs, with lame ideas lamely written (a cavewoman discovers cow's milk; Burnett is forced to impersonate her own celebrity look-alike) and others (a gay guy in Antarctica, Spike Lee ripoffs) that are striving so hard to be hip."
Example
More examples"Kegel has a distant, underpowered chorus and a dull orchestra. Tempos are too rushed for effect, and the interpretation is downright delicate - totally inappropriate. A hooty, scratchy soprano and a stiff baritone don't help."
Etymology
From hoot + -y.
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