hoot owl

• Expression argotique américaine vieillie pour désigner une personne qui se couche tard, ou « oiseau de nuit »; également utilisée historiquement pour un train circulant tard dans la nuit.

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.

   Hibou hululant

   • 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.

   oiseau de nuit

   • 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.