English Explanatory Dictionary

boo-hooray

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Having no meaning beyond the emotional reaction of the speaker; emotivist.

Word forms

boo-hooray more boo-hooray most boo-hooray

Etymology

A reference to the interjections boo and hooray which provide no information beyond the emotional reaction of the speaker.

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