See Also: Finn(dictionary)
Mickey Finn(dictionary)
Finn MacCumhaill(encyclopedia)
Finn, Huckleberry(dictionary)
Huckleberry Finn(dictionary)
Finn McCool's(tourism)
Huck Finn Donuts (Archer)(tourism)
Huck Finn Dounuts (Pulaski)(tourism)

Finn MacCumhaill (sh) and ooh (iou)


Finn MacCumhaill (sh)




or Finn MacCool

Hero of the Irish Gaelic tales and ballads of the Fenian cycle.

He was chief of a band of warriors, the Fianna eireann, who were skilled in poetry, hunting, and warfare and supposedly flourished in the 3rd century AD. In time, the king and people turned against the Fianna, and they were defeated in the Battle of Gabhra, which Finn's son Oisin survived.


ooh (iou)



ooh interjection, noun, & verb. [u:] Also oo. E20.
[Natural exclam. Cf. OH interjection, noun2, & verb.]
A. interjection. Expr. pain, surprise, wonder, disapprobation, etc. E20.
b. noun. An utterance of 'ooh!'. Freq. in oohs and ahs. M20.
C. verb intrans. & trans. Say or express with 'ooh!'. Freq. in ooh and ah. M20.