Woo, WoO, WOO, W.O.O. and variants may refer to:
People
Woo or Wu, romanization of several East Asian names:
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Hu (surname)
Hu ( 胡) is a Chinese surname. In 2006, it was the 15th most common surname in China. In 2013, it was the 13th most common in China, with 13.7 million Chinese sharing this surname. In 2019, Hu was the fifteenth most common surname in Mainland Chin ...
: 胡, 瓠, 護, 戶, 扈, 虎, 呼, 忽, 斛
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Wu (surname)
''Wú'' is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Simplified Chinese 吴), which is a common surname (family name) in Mainland China. Wú (吳) is the sixth name listed in the Song Dynasty classic '' Hundred Family Surnames''. ...
: 吳, 伍, 武, 仵, 烏, 鄔, 巫
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Ng (name) Ng (pronounced ; English approximation often or ) is a Cantonese transliteration of the Chinese surnames 吳/ 吴 ( Mandarin ''Wú'') and 伍 (Mandarin ''Wǔ''). Alternately, it is a common Hokkien transcription of the name 黃/ 黄 (, Mandarin ...
: 吳, 伍
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Woo (Korean name)
Woo, also spelled Wu or Wo, Ou, U, is an uncommon List of Korean surnames, Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write ...
, a Korean surname and given name: 우
* Woo,
Łukasz Obrzut, nickname of Polish-American basketball player based on the pronunciation of his first name (Woo-kosh)
Film and TV
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''Woo'' (film), a 1998 romantic comedy
* "
Woooo!", a 2008 television episode of ''How I Met Your Mother''
* Woo, a character in the ''
King of the Monsters'' series of video games
* WoO, an alien creature in ''
Bio Planet WoO
is a Kyodai Hero tokusatsu series that premiered April 9, 2006 and aired at 7:30pm on NHK and ran for 13 episodes. ''WoO'' was one of many unused ideas created by Eiji Tsuburaya as story connecting to the show '' Ultra Q''. The story revolves a ...
'', a Japanese television show
* Woo, a fictional monster in the ''
Ultraman
''Ultraman'', also known as the , is the collective name for all media produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad monsters. Debuting with ''Ultra Q'' and then ''Ultraman'' in 1966, the series is one ...
'' television series
* Woo, a character in the movie ''
The Big Lebowski
''The Big Lebowski'' () is a 1998 crime comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. He is assaulted as a result of mistaken ...
''
* Woo, or WoO, also known as WWOO WWoO, abbreviation for
The Wizard of Oz
* "Woooo!", a catchphrase by pro wrestler
Ric Flair
Music
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WoO
Woo, WoO, WOO, W.O.O. and variants may refer to:
People
Woo or Wu, romanization of several East Asian names:
* Hu (surname): 胡, 瓠, 護, 戶, 扈, 虎, 呼, 忽, 斛
* Wu (surname): 吳, 伍, 武, 仵, 烏, 鄔, 巫
* Ng (name): 吳, 伍
* ...
, ("Works without opus number"), a cataloging system for Beethoven's (and some other composers') works
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Woo (music group)
Woo is an experimental music duo from the UK. The band consists of brothers Mark (born in 1953) and Clive Ives (born in 1956). They grew up in the South of London.
The band combine several musical styles, creating its own sound: Folk, Jazz, ...
, a British experimental band
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''Woo'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the 1998 film
* "
The Woo
"The Woo" is a song by American rapper Pop Smoke featuring fellow American rappers 50 Cent and Roddy Ricch, from the former of the three's posthumous debut studio album, ''Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon'' (2020) as well as the EP ''Fo ...
", a song by Pop Smoke
* "Woo", a song by Rihanna from ''
Anti''
* ''Woo!'', a 2003 EP by
Tilly and the Wall
Tilly and the Wall was an indie pop group from Omaha, Nebraska. Their name originated from a children's book called ''Tillie and the Wall'', written by Leo Lionni. They are particularly noted for having a tap dancer, Jamie Pressnall, provide pe ...
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Woo Baby
"Woo Baby" is a song by American rapper Pop Smoke, featuring American singer Chris Brown, from the former's posthumous second studio album, ''Faith'' (2021). The song was written by the two artists alongside Steven Victor, Brittany "Chi" Choney, ...
", a song by Pop Smoke
Transport
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Wool railway station
Wool railway station serves the village of Wool in Dorset, England. It is on the South West Main Line, down the line from . South Western Railway manages the station and operates all services.
History
When the Southampton and Dorchester Rail ...
, Dorset, England (National Rail station code)
Other uses
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College of Wooster
The College of Wooster is a private liberal arts college in Wooster, Ohio. Founded in 1866 by the Presbyterian Church as the University of Wooster, it has been officially non-sectarian since 1969 when ownership ties with the Presbyterian Church ...
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World of Outlaws
The World of Outlaws (often abbreviated WoO) is an American motorsports sanctioning body. The body sanctions two major national touring series. It is best known for sanctioning the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late ...
, a car racing organization
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WOO (Philadelphia)
WOO was an AM band radio station, which was operated by the Wanamaker Department Store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from early 1922 until mid-1928.
History
WOO was first licensed on March 18, 1922 to John Wanamaker, and the station broadcas ...
, a broadcasting station which operated from 1922 to 1928
* The callsign WOO, used by the
AT&T High Seas Service
The AT&T High Seas Service was a radiotelephone service that provided ship-to-shore telephone calls, which consisted of stations WOO (transmitter station in Ocean Gate, New Jersey (), receiver station in Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States), WOM ...
transmitter station in Ocean Gate, New Jersey
* Woo, a derogatory term for
pseudoscience
Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method. Pseudoscience is often characterized by contradictory, exaggerated or unfalsifiable clai ...
and other non-evidence-based beliefs.
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Courtship
Courtship is the period wherein some couples get to know each other prior to a possible marriage. Courtship traditionally may begin after a betrothal and may conclude with the celebration of marriage. A courtship may be an informal and private m ...
, also known as "wooing"
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W, a letter of the alphabet
See also
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Woo Hoo (disambiguation)
Woo Hoo, WooHoo, and spelling variants may refer to:
Songs
* "Woo-Hoo" (Rock-A-Teens song), 1959
* "Woohoo" (Christina Aguilera song), 2010
*"Woo Hoo", the B-side from " Fans" by Kings of Leon
*"WooHoo", a song by Newsboys from '' Step Up to the ...
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Woo Woo (disambiguation)
A Woo Woo is an alcoholic beverage made of vodka, peach schnapps, and cranberry juice.
Woo Woo may also refer to:
* "Woo-Woo" (song), a boogie woogie song by Harry James and the Boogie Woogie Trio
*Ronnie Woo Woo Wickers (born 1941), a fan at Chi ...
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Wu (disambiguation)
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Woo! Yeah!
The Think break is a drum break that has been widely sampled in popular music. It comes from the 1972 song "Think (About It)" by the American soul singer Lyn Collins, written and produced by James Brown. The drum break was performed by John "Jab ...
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