Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yay-boo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: yay--boo
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving both celebration and disapproval.

Example Sentences

"[…] a context in which actual thought (as opposed to a Superbowl passions, a yay - boo mind-set ) could occur."
"This is a yay-boo story. Concern about child weight issues has focused energy and interest on the school nutrition program. Yay! This concern often translates into retrained feeding. Boo!"
"it was the decade of Viagra but also the decade of Lorena Bobbit, so it was a yay-boo period for penises."
"Yes, dear readers, it's another of those yay/boo letters."

Questions

What does yay-boo mean?: Involving both celebration and disapproval.

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