Boo

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A loud exclamation intended to scare someone, especially a child. Usually used when one has been hidden from the victim and then suddenly appeared unexpectedly.
  • n. Informal Any sound or word: You never said boo to me about overtime.
  • interjection. Used to express contempt, scorn, or disapproval or to frighten or surprise another.
  • verb-intransitive. To utter a boo.
  • v. To express contempt, scorn, or disapproval of by booing: booed the singer off the stage.
  • n. Slang Marijuana.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • interjection. A loud exclamation intended to scare someone, especially a child. Usually used when one has been hidden from the victim and then suddenly appeared unexpectedly.
  • interjection. A word used ironically in a situation where one might have scared someone, but said someone was not scared. Not said as loudly as in definition 1.
  • interjection. An exclamation used by a member or many members of an audience, as at a stage play or sports game, to indicate derision or disapproval of what has just occurred.
  • n. A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.
  • n. A close acquaintance or significant other, derived from French beau.
  • v. To shout extended boos derisively.
  • v. To derisively shout extended boos at.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. to show displeasure (after a performance or speech) by making a prolonged sound of “boo”.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as bo.
  • n. Same as bu.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
  • v. show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
  • Verb Form
    booed    booing    boos   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    call    yell    vociferation    shout    cry    outcry    condemn   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baku    Blue    Cebu    Chengdu    Chou    Chu    Crewe    Drew    Ewe    Few   
    Same Context
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