boo
verb/buː/
/buː/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they boo | /buː/ /buː/ |
| he / she / it boos | /buːz/ /buːz/ |
| past simple booed | /buːd/ /buːd/ |
| past participle booed | /buːd/ /buːd/ |
| -ing form booing | /ˈbuːɪŋ/ /ˈbuːɪŋ/ |
- to show that you do not like a person, performance, idea, etc. by shouting ‘boo’
- The audience booed as she started her speech.
- boo somebody He was booed off the stage.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: imitative of the lowing of oxen (the sound was considered to be derisive); compare with hiss and hoot.Definitions on the go
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