English Explanatory Dictionary

boo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. A loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.
  2. An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sporting event, to indicate derision or disapproval.
noun
  1. A derisive shout of the word 'boo' made to indicate disapproval.
verb
  1. To shout extended boos derisively.
  2. To shout extended boos at, as a form of disapproval or derision.
noun
  1. A close acquaintance or significant other.
noun
  1. Cannabis.
verb
  1. To make a sound characteristic of cattle; to moo.
noun
  1. A tail feather from an ostrich.
name
  1. A community in Nacka, Stockholm, central Sweden.
  2. A surname from Swedish
name
  1. The Boko language.
name
  1. A surname from Chinese
name
  1. A surname from Korean
name
  1. A surname from Dutch

Pronunciation

/buː/ En-au-boo.ogg en-us-boo.ogg en-us-boo2.ogg

Word forms

boo boos booing booed Woo Wu Bu Pu de Boo deBoo

Etymology

From earlier (15c.) boh, coined to create a loud and startling sound. Compare Middle English bus! (“bang!”, interjection), Latin boō (“cry aloud, roar, shout”, verb), Ancient Greek βοάω (boáō, “shout”, verb).

Synonyms

hoot badger barrack gird heckle jeer roast taunt tease bhang benj boo broccoli bud buddha cannabis cheeba choof daccha dank devil's lettuce djamba doja doobage dope endo gage ganja ganj grass green greenery hash hashish hemp herb Mary Jane MJ marihoochie marijuana Mary Joanna method mezz muggle mull pot puff reefer sens sensimillia sensimilla shit sweetleaf tea Texas tea trees twig wacky tobaccy weed yarndie

Antonyms

cheer acclaim acclamate applaud hail barrack beclap cheer on clap encheer hurrah hurray huzzah

Related words

boo-boo boo hag boo how doy Bu

Derived words

boo daddy bug-a-boo peekaboo say boo boobird booable booer booed up boo'd up boo up

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 㗾 Finnish: buuata Galician: apupar German: ausbuhen Hebrew: בָּז Hungarian: kifütyül Hungarian: lehurrog Icelandic: púa út Irish: bí ag faíreach faoi Macedonian: исвиркува Norwegian Bokmål: bue ut Norwegian Bokmål: bue på Polish: wygwizdywać Polish: wygwizdać Russian: осви́стывать Russian: освиста́ть Swedish: bua ut
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