boohoo Hear it!

boohoo definition

boo·hoo (bo̵̅o̅′ho̵̅o̅′)

intransitive verb boohooed -·hooed′, boohooing -·hoo′·ing

Informal to weep noisily

Etymology: echoic

noun pl. boohoos -·hoos′

Informal noisy weeping

interjection

used to suggest the sound of noisy weeping

Comments


Do you have more to add? Sign in to share your linguistic knowledge or observation.

Connect with Facebook