Boo
[buː] or [bu]
Definition
(noun.) a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.
(verb.) show displeasure, as after a performance or speech.
Typist: Silvia--From WordNet
Definition
interj. a sound expressive of disapprobation or contempt.—v.i. to utter 'boo!' to hoot.—v.t. Boo′-hoo′ to weep noisily.
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Examples
- Look at Glorvina enter a room, Mrs. O'Dowd would say, and compare her with that poor Mrs. Osborne, who couldn't say boo to a goose. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Gerald had followed in wonder, amid all the booing, not having caught her misdeed. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- From Halliday's table came half articulate cries, then somebody booed, then all the far end of the place began booing after Gudrun's retreating form. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- From Halliday's table came half articulate cries, then somebody booed, then all the far end of the place began booing after Gudrun's retreating form. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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