boo (verb)

  • 1boo — I. /bu/ (say booh) interjection 1. (an exclamation used to express contempt, disapprobation, etc., or to frighten.) –noun (plural boos) 2. this exclamation. –verb (booed, booing) –verb (i) 3. to cry boo . –verb (t) 4. to cry boo at; show… …

  • 2boo-boo — I. /ˈbu bu / (say booh booh) noun 1. Colloquial an error, usually of judgement: she made a classic boo boo. –verb (i) (boo booed, boo booing) 2. to make an error. {origin unknown} II. /ˈbu bu / (say booh booh) noun Colloquial n …

  • 3boo — expression meant to startle, early 15c., boh, A combination of consonant and vowel especially fitted to produce a loud and startling sound [OED, which compares L. boare, Gk. boaein to cry aloud, roar, shout. ]; as an expression of disapproval,… …

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  • 4boo — ► EXCLAMATION 1) said suddenly to surprise someone. 2) said to show disapproval or contempt. ► VERB (boos, booed) ▪ say ‘boo’ to show disapproval or contempt. ● wouldn t say boo to a goose Cf. ↑ …

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  • 5boo-hoo — / hooˈ/ noun The sound of noisy weeping intransitive verb To weep noisily • • • Main Entry: ↑boo * * * boo hoo UK [ˌbuː ˈhuː] US [ˌbuˈhu] interjection a word used in comics or children’s stories to show that someone is crying Thesaurus: written… …

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  • 6boo´dler — boo|dle «BOO duhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. Slang. –n. 1. U.S. money from bribes; graft. 2. a group of people or things; caboodle, used especially in the phrase »the whole kit and caboodle. 3. counterfeit money. –v.t., v.i. U.S. to bribe;… …

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  • 7boo|dle — «BOO duhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. Slang. –n. 1. U.S. money from bribes; graft. 2. a group of people or things; caboodle, used especially in the phrase »the whole kit and caboodle. 3. counterfeit money. –v.t., v.i. U.S. to bribe; practice… …

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  • 8boo|ga|loo — «BOO guh LOO», noun, verb. U.S. –n. a dance in two beat rhythm, performed with shuffling feet, swiveling motions, and rotation of shoulders and hips. –v.i. to dance the boogaloo. ╂[origin unknown] …

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  • 9boo|hoo — «BOO HOO», verb, hooed, hoo|ing, noun, plural hoos, interjection. –v.i. to cry loudly; weep noisily. –n. noisy weeping. –interj. loud crying …

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  • 10boo — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ loud VERB + BOO ▪ be greeted with, be met with ▪ His speech was met with boos. PREPOSITION …

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