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hooter (n.)

by 1823, "anything that hoots," especially an owl, agent noun from hoot (v.). Slang meaning "nose" is from 1958. Meaning "a woman's breast" (usually in plural hooters) attested by 1972. The Hooters restaurant chain began 1983 in Clearwater, Florida, U.S.

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Definitions of hooter from WordNet

hooter (n.)
informal terms for the nose;
Synonyms: beak / honker / nozzle / snoot / snout / schnozzle / schnoz
hooter (n.)
a device on an automobile for making a warning noise;
Synonyms: automobile horn / car horn / motor horn / horn
hooter (n.)
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes;
Synonyms: owl / bird of Minerva / bird of night
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