oose
see also: OOSE
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /uːs/, /uːz/
  • (Scotland, GA) IPA: /uz/, /us/
Noun

oose (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland) Fluff, particularly from a textile source such as cotton or wool.
    • 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, London: Hamish Hamilton, ISBN 978-0-241-14241-7; 1st US edition, Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt, 2008, ISBN 978-0-15-101348-7; page 100:
      But I found how I could read in the bedroom and not lie on the bed. It was a wee place down between my bed and the wall where the door was. The bed was pressed against the wall but ye could just squash down and under. My da kept all suitcases under my bed but I shifted them the gether and it was easy to squash in. But when I came out it was all fluff and oose stuff down my pyjamas. My maw was shouting. Oh Kieron it is filfy it is just filfy.
Noun

oose

  1. (US) Synonym of yucca#English|yucca.
Verb

oose (ooses, present participle oosing; past and past participle oosed)

  1. Archaic form of ooze#English|ooze.
Related terms
  • oosy

OOSE
Noun

oose (uncountable)

  1. (software) Acronym of object-oriented software engineering



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