1hoot 
/ˈhu:t/ noun
plural hoots /ˈhu:t/ noun [count] 1 : the loud, deep sound made by an owl ; also : a similar loud, deep sound
▪ (Brit) the hoot [=honk] of a car's horn 2 : a loud laugh or call made by a person
▪ hoots of laughter ▪ The announcement was met with hoots of derision/scorn. 3 informal : an amusing person or thing — usually singular ▪ Your father is a hoot. ▪ Wasn't that a hoot?
▪ (Brit) the hoot [=honk] of a car's horn
▪ hoots of laughter ▪ The announcement was met with hoots of derision/scorn.
give a hoot also care a hoot
informal : to care at all about someone or something — used in negative statements ▪ I don't care a hoot about what they say. ▪ I don't give two hoots about his problems.
