hoot owl

• تعبير عامي أمريكي قديم يُطلق على الشخص الذي يسهر إلى وقت متأخر من الليل، أي «طائر الليل» أو «ساهر الليل»؛ كما استُخدم تاريخيًا للإشارة إلى قطار يسير في وقت متأخر من الليل.

An old-fashioned American slang term for a person who stays up late at night, or a night owl; also historically used to refer to a train that runs late at night.

1. A type of owlA2informalamerican

   An informal term for an owl that makes a hooting sound, typically a great horned owl or similar species.

   البومة الصائحة

   • We heard a hoot owl calling from the forest last night.
   • A hoot owl perched on the fence and stared at us.
   • The sound of a hoot owl is often associated with nighttime in the countryside.

2. A person who stays up lateB2slangamerican

   A slang term for someone who is active or awake late at night.

   ساهر

   • He's a real hoot owl, always working on his projects past midnight.
   • My roommate is a hoot owl; I never see him before noon.
   • Being a hoot owl, she prefers to study when the house is quiet.