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Definition of boo exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

boo

exclamation, noun
 
/buː/
 
/buː/
Idioms
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  1. a sound that people make to show that they do not like an actor, speaker, etc.
    • ‘Boo!’ they shouted, ‘Get off!’
    • The speech was greeted with loud boos from the audience.
    • boos and hisses from the crowd
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • loud
    verb + boo
    • be greeted with
    • be met with
    preposition
    • boo from
    phrases
    • boos and hisses
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  2. people shout Boo!when they want to surprise or frighten somebody
  3. Word Originearly 19th cent.: imitative of the lowing of oxen (the sound was considered to be derisive); compare with hiss and hoot.
Idioms
not say boo to a goose (British English)
(North American English not say boo to anyone)
  1. to be very shy or gentle
    • He's so nervous he wouldn't say boo to a goose.
See boo in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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