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Definition of 'boo'English
Etymology 1
Coined to create a loud and startling sound. Compare Latin .
Interjection
( en-interj)
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.
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.
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.
Noun
( en-noun)
A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.
* {{quote-news
|year=2010
|date=December 29
|author=Sam Sheringham
|title=Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton
|work=BBC
citation
|page=
|passage=...Hodgson headed down the tunnel with the boos of fans ringing in his ears after an eighth league defeat of the season...}}
Verb
( en-verb)
To shout extended boos derisively.
- When he took the podium, the crowd booed .
* 2004 , The New Yorker, 18 Oct 2004
- Nobody booed and nobody clapped
To derisively shout extended boos at.
- The protesters loudly booed the visiting senator.
Etymology 2
From beau.
Noun
( en-noun)
(US|AAVE|slang) A close acquaintance or significant other.
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