hooter
hooter Lexical Profile
hooter Game Scores & Validity
• noun
British A siren, steam whistle, or horn used as a signaling or warning device on a motor vehicle or in a factory.
"The workers put down their tools as soon as the factory hooter sounded for lunch."
North American A woman's breast (usually used in the plural; vulgar slang).
"The comedian's crude jokes relied heavily on dated slang like hooters."
An owl or other bird that makes a characteristic hooting call.
"We heard a hooter calling from the old oak tree at dusk."
A person's nose, especially a large or prominent one (informal).
"He pulled his scarf up to keep his hooter warm in the freezing wind."
Word Nuance & Usage
In British English, 'hooter' is standard informal usage for a vehicle horn, factory siren, or human nose, whereas in North American slang (usually in the plural, 'hooters') it is a vulgar term for a woman's breasts.