What does it mean to be a hoot and a half?
Hello! Is it an idiom "to be a hoot and a half"? What does it mean, and when can I use it?
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Hi Noone, "A hoot and a half" means someone who is extremely funny. For example: Instead of saying Shelly is extremely funny we can say, Shelly is a "hoot and a half."
It means something is funny
it means you are a funny person, you make people laugh and say good jokes.
Means someone having 'ultimate sense of humour '
The idiom ..a hoot and a half means extremely funny!!!!......This tv show is a hoot and a half.,,
we use it to describe an event or occasion which is extremely funny. for example her wedding story is a hoot and a half. Just sit and listen!
Yes, it is. It can be used while describing your funny friend or any other person who is funny.
I would suggest condensing it to just "Hoot" as someone pointed out "Hoot and a half" is used in the southern part of the USA or about 25% of the country where the majority will use "Hoot" Hoot = a funny person or a fun time "That movie was a hoot" = the movie was fun to watch "Sam is a hoot" = sam is very funny If you use "Hoot and a half" in the northern states people might be confused as we only say "hoot" in the north.
Hoot and a half means to be extremely funny. For example let’s assume you are watching a show at the cinema, you can say the show is a hoot and a half. Which means the show is extremely funny.
It means extremely funny. For example, did you watch that show yesterday night, it was a hoot and a half !
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