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boo¹ Definition

boo (bo̵̅o̅)

, noun pl. boos

  1. used to express disapproval, scorn, etc.: a prolonged sound
  2. used to startle someone: an abrupt exclamation

Etymology: echoic

intransitive verb booed, boo·ing

to make this prolonged sound in expressing disapproval

transitive verb

to shout “boo” at, in order to startle

boo² Definition

boo (bo̵̅o̅)

noun

Slang marijuana

boo Usage Examples

Object

  • hoo: Boo hoo, I want to stay at uni forever.
  • hiss: A few weeks later one balmy summer evening I'm riding along on me Harley ( boo hiss!
  • boy: Match Reaction Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle is determined to make the Molineux boo boys eat their words.
  • player: They fail to see that by booing these players they show that they have more in common than they'd care to admit.
  • team: We are fifth in the First Division and in the top 25 sides in England, yet they still moan and boo the team.
  • time: He is immediately recognizable from his costume, makeup and demeanor as a baddy and gets booed every time he enters.

Preposition: at

  • end: Iain Dowie admitted that he fully understood why some Addicks fans had booed at the end of the home draw against newly promoted Watford.

Modifying Another Word

  • roundly: Were you roundly booed in Stoke during the first comeback gig - why?
  • @card@: It stands nearly four foot in height, and features four shelves that hold approximately 80 boo... .
  • loud: Monster hit after hit was met with scattered applause and loud boos.
  • n't: I just hope the crowd do n't boo me!
  • even: You can even boo or cheer all at the same time.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • off: Watford, booed off at the end by their fans, need a telescope to sight the leaders.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • off: I remember Jasper Carrot being booed off the stage at a town in the midlands lived there at the time called Newark.

Used with why or when

  • when: Lionel Blair still got greeted with a lot of hissing and booing when he came to take his bow.

Particle object:

  • pitch: They were also booed off the pitch at the JJB after the Watford game, not a nice experience for any team.
  • stage: I remember Jasper Carrot being booed off the stage at a town in the midlands lived there at the time called Newark.

Preposition: from

  • audience: He was kicked off the chatshow Loose Women yesterday to a chorus of boos from the audience, the Daily Mirror reports.

Preposition: by

  • crowd: The Frenchman is booed by the crowd for staying on the ground for half a minute.
  • fan: Booed by the home fans for his Norwich past.
boo Quotes

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and18,000 people boo?

—Plante,Jacques

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