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Boo

/buː/

A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.

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📖 Definitions of "Boo"

noun

1
A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.

verb

1
To shout extended boos derisively.
"When he took the podium, the crowd booed."
2
To shout extended boos at, as a form of derision.
"The protesters loudly booed the visiting senator."

interjection

1
A loud exclamation intended to scare someone, especially a child. Usually used when one has been hidden from the victim and then suddenly appeared unexpectedly.
2
Used ironically in a situation where one had the opportunity to scare someone by speaking suddenly.
3
An exclamation used by a member or many members of an audience, as at a stage play or sports game, to indicate derision or disapproval of what has just occurred.

🔄 Synonyms of "Boo"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
snortnoun	The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
hissnoun	(intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.
hootnoun	The cry of an owl.
razzingnoun	(informal) Teasing or heckling.
birdnoun	An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
raspberrynoun	The juicy aggregate fruit of these plants.
bronx cheernoun	(US, idiomatic) Synonym of raspberry (“a sound intended to resemble flatulence made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, used humorously or to express disdain or scorn”).

↔️ Antonyms of "Boo"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
acclaimnoun	(transitive) To express great approval (for).
clapnoun	The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
applaudverb	(transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.
spatverb	A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Boo"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
hootnoun	The cry of an owl.
hissnoun	(intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.
bronx cheernoun	(US, idiomatic) Synonym of raspberry (“a sound intended to resemble flatulence made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, used humorously or to express disdain or scorn”).
snortnoun	The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
birdnoun	An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
raspberrynoun	The juicy aggregate fruit of these plants.
razzingnoun	(informal) Teasing or heckling.
loonoun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
oohnoun	An exclamation of ooh.
jeerverb	(intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
whoonoun	A "whoo" sound; the cry of an owl or similar.
shamenoun	An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
peeknoun	A quick glance or look.
punynoun	Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.
pfftnoun	A short puffing sound.
cute	Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
darlingnoun	Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
babynoun	A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
oldnoun	Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
dudenoun	(chiefly US, Canada, colloquial) A man, generally a younger man.