The word "cooer" is a phonetic spelling of the English term "coo-er", which is an informal term for a person who calls out to attract the attention or locate someone or something. The phonetic transcription is /ˈkuːə(r)/, where the first syllable sounds like "cue" and the second syllable sounds like "er". This spelling helps to emphasize the long vowel sound in the first syllable and the short vowel sound in the second one. The word is not typically seen in formal writing and is more commonly used in spoken language in Australia.