Expressions used to drive away people or animals—for example, flies:
| SHOO | 749 |
| SH | 94 |
| SCAT | 46 |
| NR | 36 |
| SHOO FLY | 24 |
| GIT | 21 |
| SCRAM | 15 |
| GET OUT OF HERE | 14 |
| GET OUT | 13 |
| BEAT IT | 8 |
| GET | 8 |
| GET AWAY | 7 |
| GIT OUT OF HERE | 6 |
| SHOOSH | 6 |
| GO AWAY | 4 |
| GET GOING | 3 |
| GIT AWAY | 3 |
| SCOOT | 3 |
| SKIDDOO | 3 |
| GET LOST | 2 |
| GO ON | 2 |
| GO ‘WAY | 2 |
| OUT | 2 |
| SHOO FLIES | 2 |
| SH-SH | 2 |
| WSH | 2 |
| BRUSH THEM OFF | 1 |
| FAN ‘EM AWAY | 1 |
| FLY | 1 |
| GET AWAY FROM HERE | 1 |
| GET THE HELL OUT | 1 |
| GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE | 1 |
| GID OUDA HERE | 1 |
| GIT AWAY AND LEAVE SOME FOR ME | 1 |
| GIT GOING | 1 |
| GIT OFF | 1 |
| GIT OFF THERE | 1 |
| GIT ON WITH YOU | 1 |
| HOOSH | 1 |
| I’LL GET YOU | 1 |
| MIND ‘EM AWAY | 1 |
| MOVE ALONG | 1 |
| RAUS MIT ‘EM | 1 |
| “SCAT, YOU PEST” | 1 |
| SHOO AWAY | 1 |
| SHOO SHOO SHOO | 1 |
| SHOO THEM AWAY | 1 |
| SHOO THERE | 1 |
| “SHOO, DON’T BOTHER ME” | 1 |
| “SHOO, GIT OFF OF HERE” | 1 |
| SHOOSHOO | 1 |
| SHW | 1 |
| SKEDADDLE | 1 |
| SSSHT | 1 |
| SSSSHO | 1 |
| SWISH | 1 |
| TSK | 1 |
| VAMOOSE | 1 |
| WH-SHOO | 1 |
| WISH | 1 |
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