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    [Noun]  | "zoo" | \ ˈzü \


    1: a facility with usually indoor and outdoor settings where living, typically wild animals are kept especially for public exhibition —called also zoological garden, zoological park

    2: a place, situation, or group marked by crowding, confusion, or unrestrained behavior


    Origin: 1835 ;

     Short for zoological garden;

    [Noun]  | "petting zoo" 


    1: a collection of farm animals or gentle exotic animals for children to pet and feed


    Origin: 1965 ;

    [Combining form]  | "zoo-" 


    1: animal : animal kingdom or kind

    2: motile


    Origin: 

     Borrowed from Greek zōo-, zōio-, combining form from zôion "animal," derivative from the base of zṓō, zṓein (Homeric), zô, zên (Attic) "to be alive, live," going back to Indo-European *gwi̯éh3-(u)- "live" (whence also Tocharian B śāyau "[I] live"), full grade of a stem attested elsewhere with zero grade as *gwih3-u-, whence Latin vīvō, vīvere "to live," Old Church Slavic živǫ, žiti, Old Prussian giwa "(s/he) lives," Latvian dzīvu "(I) live," Sanskrit jīvati "(s/he) lives," Avestan juuaiti;

      * Note : See also {bio-|bio-}, {quick:1|quick:1}.;

    [Noun]  | "zoo" 


    1: a state of noisy, confused activity;


      * e.g., " ... the post office is always a zoo the day that tax returns are due "



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     [ "zoo" ]

    1: a confusing and chaotic place

      * e.g.,  ... The demonstration turned into a zoo so quickly. 

     [ "zoo" ]

    1: A place for people to stare at enslaved animals.

      * e.g.,  ... MOM, I WANT TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS. LET'S GO TO THE ZOO. 

     [ "zoo" ]

    1: Short for zoophile, which means one who has a deep emotional attraction to animals and may prefer them to a human as a companion/sexual partner. Different from bestialists in that they have compassion for the animal.

      * e.g.,  ... Chris is a zoo; he even brought his dog with him to Wendy's. 

     [ "zoo" ]

    1: Going to the zoo

      * e.g.,  ... and thinking about you (life is like a zoo) 


     [ "zoo" ]

    2: Going to the zoo


     [ "zoo" ]

    1: ridiculous or unbelievable. basically crazy or outstanding

      * e.g.,  ... guy 1: yo son u saw that fight last 

     [ "zoo" ]

    1: it is a name that kids use for weed

      * e.g.,  ... "aye u got any zoo?" 

     [ "zoo" ]

    1: A place you keep several nice or classic cars; ie. jaguar, mustang, thunderbird, impala, cobra, viper, spider, stingray

      * e.g.,  ... "Wanna see the zoo? 

     [ "zoo" ]

    1: being a tank at partying ,and or having the abilty to amp up the party lik ZOOtwentyTWELVE

      * e.g.,  ... zoo 2012 came to my party and it was insane 

     [ "zoo" ]

    1: refers to the five best girls on the planet. aka the best friends a girl could ask for

      * e.g.,  ... O mann I hung out with the zoo last night...they are soo hott 

     [ "zoo zoo" ]

    1: Prison term for candy bar

      * e.g.,  ... Give me a zoo zoo, I'll pay you back two of em. 

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