boo
/buː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.92 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
A loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.
intj
An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sporting event, to indicate derision or disapproval.
noun
A derisive shout of the word 'boo' made to indicate disapproval.
Example Sentences
- "I ask them to record their votes in my favour, and I ask, is there any man who will dare to call me a stranger (hear, hear, and booing)?"
- "...Hodgson headed down the tunnel with the boos of fans ringing in his ears after an eighth league defeat of the season..."
- "Like a moustachioed pantomime villain relishing boos and hisses from the audience, Trump is oblivious to warnings and protestations from the sane world and simply contemptuous of the lickspittle mob desperately hoping to go unnoticed."
- "When he took the podium, the crowd booed."
- "Nobody booed and nobody clapped"
- "Substitute Charlie Austin scored seven minutes into his Southampton debut as a lacklustre Manchester United were booed off at Old Trafford."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Usage
Inflected Forms
boos (plural)
boos (present, singular)
booing (participle, present)
booed (participle, past)
booed (past)
Woo (alternative)
Wu (alternative)
Bu (alternative)
Pu (alternative)
de Boo (alternative)
deBoo (alternative)