My “Woo Girl” Era Is Over
I watched an episode of “How I Met Your Mother” last night. The episode dealt with young single girls (Woo Girls) and the silly ritual of singing “Woooo” for pretty much any reason. It had me laughing out loud a few times but I have to say it also made me wonder if I had ever done that??
Funny silly lines during the show that made me giggle:
Lily: We saw you wooo.
Robin: Saw who woooo?
Lily: Saw you woo.
Robin: I didn’t woo.
Lily: You did too.
Robin: That’s not true.
Lily: Your nose just grew
““Woooo Girls” – a woooo girl is a young woman who like the coo coo bird or the whippoorwill gets her name from the signature sound that she makes.”
First, here is Urban Dictionary’s definition of a Woo Girl:
1. woo-girl
a female who is often found going ‘WOOOOOO!’ in public. this behavior is most often exhibited while in the presence of other woo-girls. it is speculated that this is a mating call used to attract men of less than average intelligence. this behavior can most easily be observed in bar districts, at maroon 5 concerts, or spring break destinations. also, woo-girls are known to have an affinity for chads.
“this limo drove by with a bunch of woo-girls standing out of the sunroof trying to get attention.”
2. woo-girl
the female version of a dude-bro;
Dooney&Burke wearing, always down to play beer pong, ugg boot tucked into Victoria Secret Pink pants in public, fake nail/fake tan kind of girl that will most definitely put out at any party
Known for their mating call which is a loud “WOO!!!” whenever they have any amount of alcohol intake
“Who wants to play beer pong?!”
collectively, “WOO!!”
“hey, i found a penny”
collectively, “WOO!!”
Familiar woo-girl vernacular: “omg, i’m SO drunk right now”
“i KNOW right!?”
Ok, so that doesn’t really sound much like me at all but I have to confess that I have let out a “Wooo” on occasion. Just last week while paddling one of the women in the canoe yelled out “Who loves living in the Okanagan?” and …gulp…I responded with a “Woooo!” Then there are the concerts I’ve been to. I definitely yelled some “Woooo’s” out during those, and worse yet…I threw in a few “sign of the horn” gestures at the same time! By the way, the sign of the horn simply means “rock on” to me and has nothing to do with the devil. I want to be clear on that. 
I’ve just decided that I won’t be a Woo Girl anymore. That era is over for me. My “wooos” always came across sounding a little forced and weak anyway. It never really felt natural to me…even back when I could actually drink “shots”. Yep, it’s definitely time to hang up my too-small cowboy hat and let the next generation “Woooo” til their hearts content.
Pfff! Who am I kidding! “Wooooooo…I KNOW right!?”
9 Comments
tracy woooo!
All I can say is you must be extremely confident that I don’t have a photo of you going Woooo!! I am thinking I might somewhere down in the basement which would be worth the search…. I am think I Woooo! at Lacrosse, do sporting events count? You make me want to Woooo now!!
Wooooo!!
bonnie
I just want to remind you that I too have photos of you…woooing and more…so perhaps we shouldn’t go there. Ha Ha!
Lawrence
Very funny. I like this line “a mating call used to attract men of less than average intelligence”. So are we in for a photo war?
Janet
The hand gesture…I thought it meant “I Love You” in sign language. So…Rock on.
Jacquie
I love the definitions! Never heard of a Woo-girl before but I recognize the description. I don’t think there’s an age limit, right? I’ve seen ’em young and old.
Tracy, I don’t think sporting events count! You’re encouraged to cheer. Go for it! Unless you’re wearing a bikini top and cut offs.
Isn’t ‘woo’ short for ‘woo-hoo, over here!’
wendy
Wooooo on! hee hee….let’s not be afraid of our heritage 🙂
which reminds me of a funny story. i told my daughter that recent events around my neighbourhood were somewhat like Payton Place. She asked what that was….i said sort of like today’s ‘Desperate Housewives’. She said “oh Mom, not Payton Place you mean Melrose Place?. Ha ha….i guess that was our generations ‘Payton Place”. cute.
Rick
Ha,ha,ha…. the good old days. I myself was not attracted to the” Woooo ” girl’s, and yes ! I would agree with the statement ” a mating call to attract men of less than average intelligence. ” The girl that wasn’t loud was usually the most attractive in my eye’s. She was probably the girl that wasn’t available either …… but that’s another subject all togeather. However ! There is nothing like a good looking , physically fit, grown up ” Mom ” on the sideline’s of the soccer field ” Woooo ” ing…. on their son or daughter in a very close game ! Ya Boy ! All my children are in all kinds of sports….. but ya gotta love ” Soccer Mom’s ” in an extremely close game in a tournament….. Yes, you will here the ” woooo ” scream there. As for the ( old day ” wooo ” girl’s ) Na….
Great Subject ladies…… fun ! Thanks !
anne
Omg, that is HYSTERICAL! Wish I’d tivoed the episode 🙂
A few months ago, a girlfriend was standing a step behind me at a schmancy cocktail party. In response to an intelligently bawdy toast made by the host, the gathered crowd enthusiastically clapped and a few “yeahs!” could be heard. Then, all of a sudden – this loud, deep WOO! shot out from over my right shoulder – and i just. about. DIED. It was my friend !!! I scurried into the kitchen – red faced and mortified. That night i wracked my brain trying to think of one other person (male or female) i had ever heard “woo” outside of a stadium or competition, walk/marathon for charity etc…(canoeing is a sport! I’d be WOO-ing just at the sheer pride in gettin’ out there Bonnie 🙂 Maybe the rule could be: there is no age limit to a WOO…just a dress code?
tracy
I am not sure I would win the photo war, I know Bonnie and I are fairly equal for the Woooting in the past, not sure this is a gamble I am willing to take..lol! No regrets here, hang on let me rethink that…see the problem is we are probably both in the pics together. Truce !