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boo

UK/buː/ US/ˈbu/ common slang us

verb

1.

show displeasure, as after a performance or speech

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noun

Origin

From earlier (15c.) boh, coined to create a loud and startling sound. Compare Middle English bus! (“bang!”, interjection), Latin boō (“cry aloud, roar, shout”, verb), Ancient Greek βοάω (boáō, “shout”, verb).

Phrases

  • boo daddy
  • say boo

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