boohoo
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- noun
- /ˈbuːhuː/
- Informal
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llanto
- Boohoo, college guys aren't making $73k anymore and college women aren't making $56k anymore.
Examples
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"Boohoo, Denmark is so boring!" "The punk scene is so tiny in Denmark *whine*" or stuff like that.
Blog text (24) -
During the meeting, she expressed her feelings with exaggerated boohoos, hoping to persuade the team to change their decision.
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Like who is going to say, Oh, boohoo, person that has too much attention or whatever?
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Oh, my daddy got killed over business boohoo.
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Then the Whos down in Who-ville will all cry boohoo.
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When Maria, our youngest, broke her arm and her brothers were grousing about the tucking up on the sofa and the public allure of her fuchsia cast, it seemed perfectly natural to turn to them and say, "Boohoo, we want to have our arms broken, too."
Fiction book (2001) -
When he didn't get his way, he put on a dramatic show of boohooing to gain sympathy from his friends.
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After hearing the bad news, he let out a series of boohoos that drew everyone's attention.
Synonyms
Antonyms
How Dramatic
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- Informal
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Boohoo comes from the sound 'boo-hoo' that people make when they cry, and as a noun it often means an exaggerated show of sadness or complaint meant to get sympathy.