to boo
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4.4
- verb
- /bu/
:
abuchear
- - Boo this man !
- boo and hiss
Do you think people would Boo it off you?
- Do you think people would Boo it off you?
- And he says, I'm all you got, Don't you Boo me, I'm all you got.
- The groom's family and friends immediately booed her loudly.
- And so I'm like on stage getting booed from every side of me.
- So in home games, I'm getting booed when I come on the field.
- That's usually why people Boo 'cause they don't understand what's happening.
- Even the audience, they cheer the good guys, they Boo the bad guys.
- When you do this, you don't hear them booing.
- It is shocking to see Rudy Giuliani booed in a place he loves, like Yankee Stadium.
- It's hard to be booed, but if you are booed like crazy, you can make crazy money.
Examples
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During the final match, the fans started to boo the referee for his controversial calls.
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The spectators are booing and yelling at Killian to shut up.
Fiction book (1990) -
"I would boo this team right now and boo me as well," Keith Smart said.
Blog text (16) -
The sign holders begin to "boo" the police, ignoring them.
Fiction book (1996) -
Those players get booed at home a lot.
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And the whole crowd was like, they booed the president.
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We were encouraged to cheer him on and boo his enemies, particularly the Green Knight.
Fiction book (1995) -
And he was roundingly booed by the entire audience.
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At one rally, the crowd started to boo the mention of Mitt Romney.
Blog text (3) -
They're booing you.
Synonyms
31
1.9
To make a sharp, high sound like a snake or steam escaping
Antonyms
Idioms
How Disapproving
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boo as a verb comes from the same simple sound people make to show 'disapproval' or to scare someone, so to 'boo' is to shout that sound to show you do not like a person or a performance.