What is a ''hoot'' anyway?

Question

What is a ''hoot'' anyway?

Answer 1

The noise an owl makes.

Answer 2

something that was funny, or made someone laugh

Answer 3

1. to cry out or shout, esp. in disapproval or derision.  

2. to utter the cry characteristic of an owl.  

3. to utter a similar sound.  

4. Chiefly British. to blow a horn or whistle; toot.  

–verb (used with object) 5. to assail with shouts of disapproval or derision: The fans hooted the umpire.  

6. to drive out, off, or away by hooting.  

7. to express in hoots: The crowd hooted its disagreement with the speaker.  

–noun 8. the cry of an owl.  

9. any similar sound, as an inarticulate shout.  

10. a cry or shout, esp. of disapproval or derision.  

11. British. a horn, siren, or whistle, esp. a factory whistle.  

12. Informal. the least bit of concern, interest, or thought; trifle: I don't give a hoot.  

13. Slang. an extremely funny person, situation, or event: Your mother's a hoot when she tells about her escapades in boarding school.