Spell kewhew...

...or cuewho, or queuewhew...or whatever is the word for the whooping noise Irish people know and (some) make, but can't recall ever seeing written down.

Thanks.

antodeco

Wut?

The only similar thing I know would be yoohoo

Woohoo?

No, it definitely starts with a consonant, k, q or a hard c.

Baron Kurtz

Is it a country thing, like whisht?

Or that yodel or click type thing some do. For example a line such as: The foreign girl eating oranges would go like, the forten girtle eating ortenjez.

fineso.mom

In what context is the sound used?

mackeire

fineso.mom wrote: »

In what context is the sound used?

Kewwho the fcuk are you???

fineso.mom

fineso.mom wrote: »

In what context is the sound used?

Like a whoop or a holler.

Like, someone sings a rousing song in a pub and at the end people go "quewho". Not "woohoo".

pickarooney

Ciúhú

Wheety

I think you're hearing people shouting 'Cute hoor'.

sbsquarepants

I know what you mean - it's that kind of yodelly version of a whistle to get someones attention, popular among a type of tracksuited young scrote who might be found hanging around a council estate, usually up to mischief it should be noted, the loveable little rascals.

I've heard the creatures call many times.

In which case I say it's a noise - you can't spell a noise, you can only spell the word that describes it. What that word is - I haven't a notion!

Canis Lupus

I know what noise you're talking about but there's no specific word for it. You'd just say whoop if you were writing I guess.

The_Kew_Tour

Don't worry I have got this.

pickarooney

pickarooney wrote: »

Ciúhú

That definitely looks and seems right...but...did you make it up to please me?

pickarooney

[Deleted User] wrote: »

That definitely looks and seems right...but...did you make it up to please me?

I did. Are you pleased?

pickarooney

pickarooney wrote: »

I did. Are you pleased?

Dammit. I was, it was the perfect answer!

Your Face

Like during a trad session?

Heehew.

GLaDOS

I have no idea what this noise is supposed to be. I'm guessing its not a Dublin thing.

_Kaiser_

I have no idea what this is about... must be a country thing.

Hope it doesn't catch on though... that "happy out" expression is bad enough!

Bigbagofcans

Haven't a clue how to spell it. It's like asking how to spell the typical sound a 'mouth fart' makes.

o1s1n

GLaDOS wrote: »

I have no idea what this noise is supposed to be. I'm guessing its not a Dublin thing.

/drops monocle into brandy at the very thought of someone from the civilised city doing such a thing. :pac:

Never heard it myself either. I've heard a lot of 'woohs' at the end of trad performances but that's it.

Maybe it's a sound only audible to country folk.

ohnonotgmail

Its not that Coooooooooooooooooooooo-we that some people do is it? thought i thought that was more southern US.

GLaDOS

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Its not that Coooooooooooooooooooooo-we that some people do is it? thought i thought that was more southern US.

Well the Corkonians love their confederate flags in fairness

Ciaran_B

GLaDOS wrote: »

I have no idea what this noise is supposed to be. I'm guessing its not a Dublin thing.

I think it's meant to be that sound that means 'yeah, right' that a lot of people make. With a breathe out sound at the end.

che-yeh

conacks

Whey Hey....

ohnonotgmail

GLaDOS wrote: »

Well the Corkonians love their confederate flags in fairness

jaysus dont start that again.

GLaDOS

Ciaran_B wrote: »

I think it's meant to be that sound that means 'yeah, right' that a lot of people make. With a breathe out sound at the end.

che-yeh

Doesn't really tie into the "whooping" noise the op describes though.

Cthulhu?