Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "shoo" ita ce sanya wani ko wani abu ya tafi, yawanci ta hanyar kada hannunka ko yin sautin bacin rai. Ana amfani da ita don korar dabbobi ko kwari, ko kuma a nemi wani ya tafi. Hakanan ana iya amfani da ita don ƙarfafawa ko ƙarfafa wani ya yi sauri, kamar a cikin "Shoo, yi sauri!"
