choo-choo

[ choo-choo ]

/ ˈtʃuˌtʃu /

Baby Talk.

a train.

the sound of a steam locomotive.

to make a sound like that made by a steam locomotive.

to travel by train.

Origin of choo-choo

First recorded in 1900–05; imitative

It says its to be delivered to a man with three boys an a choo-choo wagon, an that description fits you.

The Motor Boys Across the Plains |Clarence Young
It was evident that this was a sort of signal or watchword among the members of the Order of Choo-Choo.

Baseball Joe on the School Nine |Lester Chadwick
But Ozoneville was recommended to give tone to Choo-choo's nerves.

Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. |Charles L. Graves
At what station do I climb onto the choo-choo cars, or at what water-tank do I get thrown off?

Smoke Bellew |Jack London

If the choo-choo train had been fine, the stage-coach was finer; it was like getting in a swing and staying there a long time.

The Bishop and the Boogerman |Joel Chandler Harris

choo-choo

/ (ˈtʃuːˌtʃuː) /

British a child's name for a railway train

C20: of imitative origin