Definition of boo
—used to express contempt or disapproval or to startle or frighten
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Recent Examples of boo from the Web
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Bring your promiscuous husband and dance the night away, boo!
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C’mon, when the day began the Dodgers were in third place in the standings, but led the league in pitching and led all of baseball in run differential and … boo!
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Origin and Etymology of boo
Middle English bo
Definition of boo
plural boos
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: a shout of disapproval or contempt
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: any utterance at all
—usually used in negative constructions
- never said boo
Examples of boo in a Sentence
A chorus of boos was heard after the shot missed the goal.
The announcement was greeted by a mixture of boos and cheers.
Recent Examples of boo from the Web
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And after all these years, All the boos and all the cheers, Surging parent power rules the land.
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The Courage visited the Portland Thorns on Wednesday night, and there were boos heard when she was announced in the starting lineup.
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The birthday greeting was greeted by loud and sustained boos throughout the crowd.
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For their next home game, against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, Ravens players and coaches knelt in prayer before the anthem, spurring loud boos from the home crowd.
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Those boos arrived after the Capitals failed to score on any of a succession of three man-advantage opportunities.
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The boos commenced as Colorado goalkeeper Tim Howard jogged onto the Children’s Mercy Park field on Saturday.
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The groans turned to boos when German put the Yankees in a 5-2 hole in the fourth inning.
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Look, those boos are going to happen for a long time.
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First Known Use of boo
1801
Definition of boo
: to express disapproval of by booing
- the crowd booed the referee
Examples of boo in a Sentence
Many people in the crowd booed when the announcement was made.
Many people in the crowd booed the announcement, but a few people cheered it.
Recent Examples of boo from the Web
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Thousands cheered Halep, but when the mayor began to speak, she was booed.
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There’s no doubt Mr. Ramos will be lustily booed in Russia and that some people will never forgive him.
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They were even being booed in an increasingly despondent Quicken Loans Arena.
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She was then booed ahead of a match between the Courage and the Portland Thorns in Portland Wednesday night.
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He was reportedly booed at the Stadium in 2007 as well.
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Perhaps no other issue demonstrates Feinstein's evolution more than the death penalty: In 1990, she was booed for her support of it.
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After all, if the Union had gotten more than one goal from their 22 shots in the 1-1 draw, the sparse crowd in Chester wouldn’t have booed the teams off the field at the end.
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It was loudly booed at its premiere at Cannes in 2006 and pretty severely panned by most American critics.
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First Known Use of boo
1833
BOO Defined for English Language Learners
boo
Definition of boo for English Language Learners
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: a sound that people make to show they do not like or approve of someone or something
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: any sound at all
boo
Definition of boo for English Language Learners
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: to show dislike or disapproval of someone or something by shouting “Boo” slowly
BOO Defined for Kids
Definition of boo for Students
—used to express disapproval or to startle or frighten
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