shoo off
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
To send away; to shoo.
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Even when Holmes & Watson stumbles into something that could, in theory, make a decent gag—as in a scene where Watson tries to dictate a drunk, late-night telegram to Dr. Hart, or a visit to the Diogenes Club that finds him shooed off to a side room for idiot sidekicks—it bungles it with bad timing
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “shoo off” mean?
To send away; to shoo.
Is “shoo off” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.