as in snorts
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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Recent Examples of boos
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Despite being a bargain signing and a key player with two Champions League and three La Liga titles, his relationship with the club and fans has reportedly soured due to recent trophyless seasons and boos.
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Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Swift’s video was met with both cheers and boos, as can be seen in videos here and here.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2026
The boos still ring out whenever manager Craig Counsell’s name is announced during pregame introductions at American Family Field.
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Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
As Taylor Swift appeared on the screen at Nissan Stadium during Alan Jackson's farewell concert in Nashville, the singer-songwriter was met with boos and cheers during her special video message.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
The crowd erupted into a chorus of boos and cheers when Swift's face appeared onscreen.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
Her appearance and sweet message appeared to receive a mixed reaction from concertgoers, with fan-shot videos appearing to capture boos, but also cheers from attendees.
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Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
The game settled down in the following minutes as both teams found a rhythm before the hydration break, which was met with boos from the crowd in SoFi Stadium.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Noun
Neither team has pressed forward with much conviction in the first 15 minutes, and after some back-and-forth passing on the back line of the Netherlands' defense, boos could be heard from restless spectators in Monterrey.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Despite being a bargain signing and a key player with two Champions League and three La Liga titles, his relationship with the club and fans has reportedly soured due to recent trophyless seasons and boos.
—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Swift’s video was met with both cheers and boos, as can be seen in videos here and here.
—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2026
The boos still ring out whenever manager Craig Counsell’s name is announced during pregame introductions at American Family Field.
—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
As Taylor Swift appeared on the screen at Nissan Stadium during Alan Jackson's farewell concert in Nashville, the singer-songwriter was met with boos and cheers during her special video message.
—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
The crowd erupted into a chorus of boos and cheers when Swift's face appeared onscreen.
—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
Her appearance and sweet message appeared to receive a mixed reaction from concertgoers, with fan-shot videos appearing to capture boos, but also cheers from attendees.
—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
The game settled down in the following minutes as both teams found a rhythm before the hydration break, which was met with boos from the crowd in SoFi Stadium.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boos
Noun
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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.
Verb
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Gaga hisses to her hair and makeup team after Priestly swans away.
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Carrie’s voice hisses in my ear.
Noun
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Loud jeers have greeted the stoppages, around 22 minutes into each half, especially at games played in stadiums with roofs and air conditioning, such as Atlanta.
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In response, the Fed raised or lowered interest rates to increase or decrease liquidity, eliciting both cheers and jeers from political and economic opinion makers.
Noun
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Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets.
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For Dua, puberty and social maturity become knotted up in unpredictable notions of bodily harm (whether acted upon, or merely threatened), as Serbian boys and men harass her on the way home from school, lacing their catcalls with ethnic slurs.
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“Boos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boos. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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