ahooga
Vintage car horn
Ahooga is an exclamation imitating the sound of an old-fashioned car horn—the kind with a rubber bulb that produced a distinctive two-tone honk.
It typically expresses cartoonish excitement or attraction, often when someone spots an attractive person: Ahooga! Did you see her?
The word evokes exaggerated, wolf-whistle-era reactions, now usually deployed ironically.
Old valued collectible
- classicOf lasting excellence
- oldtimerExperienced longtime participant
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
1920s · speakeasy · flapper · motoring · restoration · collectible · heritage · Gatsby
Animated or humorous illustration
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- wolf-whistleLewd ascending-descending whistle
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
comedic · reaction · double-take · ogling · animated · zany · wacky · punchline
klaxon
Electric warning horn
blast · hooter · beep · squawk · toot · claxon · bellow · trumpet · signal · warning
antique
Old valued collectible
nostalgia · 1920s · speakeasy · flapper · motoring · restoration · collectible · heritage · Gatsby · prohibition
cartoon
Animated or humorous illustration
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- wolf-whistleLewd ascending-descending whistle
exaggerated · comedic · reaction · double-take · ogling · animated · zany · wacky · punchline · buffoonery