boo
boo¹
Definition
boo (bo̵̅o̅)
, noun pl. boos
- used to express disapproval, scorn, etc.: a prolonged sound
- 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
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?
Browse dictionary entries near boo
- boo-boo
- boob
- boob tube
- booboo
- booby
- booby hatch
- booby prize
- booby trap
- boodle
- booger
