Definition of "woo" []

• To seek the affection of with intent to romance. (verb-transitive)
• To seek to achieve; try to gain. (verb-transitive)
• To tempt or invite. (verb-transitive)
• To entreat, solicit, or importune. (verb-transitive)
• To court a woman. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "For those who aren\'t familiar with the term, \ "woo woo\" is a derogatory reference to almost any form of unconventional thinking, aimed by professional skeptics who are self-appointed vigilantes dedicated to the suppression of curiosity."
• "Taylor Swift's ridiculously entertaining new album, "Speak Now," is a lengthy, captivating exercise in woo-pitching, flame tending and score-settling -- with a heavy emphasis on the latter."
• "Or would that depend on why the president thought he needed to dothat? woo is busy filming a shootout in a church."