\Coo"ey\, Cooee \Coo"ee\, n. [Of imitative origin.]
A peculiar whistling sound made by the Australian aborigenes
as a call or signal. [Written also {cooie}.]

\Coo"ey\, Cooee \Coo"ee\, n. [Of imitative origin.]
A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call
to attract attention, and also in common use among the
Australian colonists. In the actual call the first syllable
is much prolonged (k[=oo]"-) and the second ends in a shrill,
staccato [=e]. To represent the sound itself the spelling
{cooee} is generally used.

{Within cooey}, within earshot.

\Coo"ey\, Cooee \Coo"ee\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cooeyed} or
{Cooeed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cooeying} or {Cooeeing}.]
To call out cooee. [Australia]

      I cooeyed and beckoned them to approach. --E. Giles.