Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

say boo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: say -boo
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To say anything, especially in protest or to complain.

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"She took the last piece of cake, and nobody said boo."
"Nobody says boo about it, nobody has had any problems with it until the Hydrostorage case came along."
""[…]What did you say to her to make her run off?" An incredulous expression formed on Tad's face. "I didn't say boo to the kid.[…]""
"That kind of bad mind was not Christian but I wasn't saying boo. I am not that brave or that stupid."

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

says boo (present, singular) saying boo (participle, present) said boo (participle, past) said boo (past)

Questions

What does say boo mean?: To say anything, especially in protest or to complain.

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