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
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
With two hits, one hit-by-pitch and zero outs recorded, Williams then left the mound to a vicious chorus of boos as Aaron Boone summoned Mark Leiter Jr. — not Weaver — from the bullpen.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
He was booed — people threw s—. But now that’s a paradigm shift, right?
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Noun
Lynch got the last laugh, attacking Lyra from behind to a chorus of boos.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
With two hits, one hit-by-pitch and zero outs recorded, Williams then left the mound to a vicious chorus of boos as Aaron Boone summoned Mark Leiter Jr. — not Weaver — from the bullpen.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
Knicks fans famously booed the pick at that draft at Barclays Center, and rumors swirled that Carmelo Anthony, then the face of the franchise, was unhappy with the choice.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
He was booed — people threw s—. But now that’s a paradigm shift, right?
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boo
Noun
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The scenes on set in this episode are all comic gold, from Billy dashing to his tent for generous snorts between takes to a musical number that culminates in Teenjus healing a young man who then tosses his crutches away and breakdances.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some friends prescribed a healthy snort of bourbon and a trip to the doctor.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Lander jeered Cuomo’s decision to form another ballot line, urging him to become a Republican.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 May 2025
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Fans jeer during games and sometimes make it onto the field, despite security forces attempting to keep them at bay.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In a movie climate where remakes tend to draw sneers of derision and claims that people have just gotten too lazy to invent anything new, Disney’s remakes of its own products are always a chief target.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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But the moralistic sneer didn’t take long to enter the postgame analysis.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some of the injured were being taken to hospital in ambulances, and in another video, a loud hissing sound can be heard before a blast hits a few feet away from a crowd of bicyclists.—
Mushtaq Yusufzai,
NBC news,
6 May 2025
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The door is heard to open with a whoosh and a hissing sound, but neither the door nor the plane exterior are shown in the aftermath.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In group settings, Edelman was good for a clip on the local news, making a wry joke about his own passing abilities, the opposing team or Brady with a smirk on his face.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
6 May 2025
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Everyone has always wondered what that smirk was all about from day one.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Boo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boo. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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