as in snort
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
the referee's questionable call was greeted with a chorus of boos
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as in to jeer
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Recent Examples of boo
Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 9 Feb. 2026
There was a second of stunned silence before the room erupted in boos and jeers.
—Jj Holmes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Before the game, manager John Schneider called for Dodger fans not to boo him, considering how much time had passed.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
If your washroom is a shared space, the semi-translucent linen still provides discreet coverage so there’s no risk of a peek-a-boo moment, plus the textile is treated with a water-repellent finish for optimal moisture resistance.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 9 Feb. 2026
There was a second of stunned silence before the room erupted in boos and jeers.
—Jj Holmes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
The two were unable to make a deal to boo Martin Scorsese’s 3 1/2 hour 2019 gangster epic The Irishman.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Before the game, manager John Schneider called for Dodger fans not to boo him, considering how much time had passed.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boo
Noun
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Soon come the snorts, the heavy body of a second hog tottering heavily from the hut.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Video uploaded to social media shows the officers being battered by snowballs outside the rest rooms as dozens of parkgoers crowd around filming the cops and jeering at them.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The meeting often turned rowdy as residents gave thunderous applause to those speaking against and jeered those supporting it.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sure, the scatalogical title and prurient lyrics reflected the band's age — Armstrong was fresh out of his teens at the time — but its punk sneer was rooted in sophisticated songcraft.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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The obsequiousness, the sneers, the boasting, the vacant generalities, and the hand-waving bespeak fear of departing from the Trumpian orthodoxy of the moment.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, the Bronx Zoo in New York has revived its annual tradition of naming one of the zoo’s thousands of Madagascar hissing cockroaches for $15.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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Why Madagascar hissing cockroaches are actually romantic Naming a roach for Valentine’s Day is a great gag, but also these critters are capable of hissing their way into your heart.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jordan tells Little Gold Men with a smirk.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
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And Nix, often with a smirk, will return the volley.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Boo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boo. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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