Shoo or Shooing Away

Shoo or Shooing Away / verb :

First Page Mentioned (By Name) : ch. “Condemned Complex” – pg. 74

An exclamation dating back to the 17th century, shooing something away is an act of chasing something while calling out “shoo”, or some other loud word/noise. It seems as though this may be a form of onomatopoeia (a word written out to resemble the sound of the act or object labeled by the word), but there is no clear evidence stating whether the word “shoo” came before people yelling “shoo”, or if it came after to reflect the cry of “shoo”. People on Geb, who are dismissive of the Race to Conquer the Seas debate, will joke about how they will simply “shoo” the Gigans away if they cause problems, should they return to Earth.

Related Entries: Earth; Geb (The Island Of); Gigan; Race to Conquer the Seas

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