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English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�|-u�

Interjection
boo

1. boo! A loud exclamation intended to scare someone, especially a child. Usually used when one has been hidden from the victim and then suddenly appeared unexpectedly.
2. boo. A word used ironically in a situation where one might have scared someone, but said someone was not scared. Not said as loudly as in definition 1.
3. boo. A word used by someone who is inherently scary, such as a ghost or a vampire, to make a weaker person who is scared stiff flee. Usually used quietly, as with definition 2.
4. boo! An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sports game, to indicate derision or disapproval of what has just occurred.

Translations

Finnish: pöö (1,2,3), huu (1,2,3), buu (4)
French: bouh (1)
Greek: μ�ο� (1)
Icelandic: bö (1, 2, 3), bú (1, 2, 3), ú (4)
mid
Portuguese: bu (1,2,3,4)
Swedish: bu (1,2,3,4)

Noun
en-noun

1. A derisive shout (as interjection definition 4 above).
2. Significant other. (Ex. John is my boo.)

Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb

1. To shout extended boos derisively.

#: When he took the podium, the crowd booed.

Quotations
2004, Nobody booed and nobody clapped — The New Yorker, 18 Oct 2004

Translations

Greek: μ�ο�
Icelandic: púa
mid
Portuguese: vaiar
Swedish: bua

Transitive verb
en-verb

1. To shout extended boos at someone derisively.

#: The protesters loudly booed the visiting senator.

Translations

Icelandic: púa út
mid
Swedish: bua ut

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• 2007-10-31 00:18 - JetLover - /* Interjection */ I don't know about that, changed it

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