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Definitions for boo
bu, boʊboo

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word boo.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, birdverb

    a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

  2. boo, hissverb

    show displeasure, as after a performance or speech

Wiktionary

  1. boonoun

    A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.

  2. boonoun

    A close acquaintance or significant other, derived from French beau.

  3. booverb

    To shout extended boos derisively.

    When he took the podium, the crowd booed.

  4. booverb

    To derisively shout extended boos at.

    The protesters loudly booed the visiting senator.

  5. boointerjection

    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.

  6. boointerjection

    A word used ironically in a situation where one might have scared someone, but said someone was not scared. Not said as loudly as in definition 1.

  7. boointerjection

    An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sports game, to indicate derision or disapproval of what has just occurred.

ChatGPT

  1. boo

    Boo is a term commonly used as a slang expression or exclamation in English-speaking cultures. It can be used to express surprise, fright, or to elicit a playful response. It is often associated with Halloween and is sometimes used as a playful way to startle or scare someone.

Wikidata

  1. Boo

    Boo is an object-oriented, statically typed, general-purpose programming language that seeks to make use of the Common Language Infrastructure's support for Unicode, internationalization, and web applications, while using a Python-inspired syntax and a special focus on language and compiler extensibility. Some features of note include type inference, generators, multimethods, optional duck typing, macros, true closures, currying, and first-class functions. Boo has been actively developed since 2003. Boo is free software released under an MIT/BSD–style license. It is compatible with both the Microsoft .NET and Mono frameworks.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Boo

    Booh, bōō, interj. a sound expressive of disapprobation or contempt.—v.i. to utter 'boo!' to hoot.—v.t. Boo′-hoo′, to weep noisily.

Rap Dictionary

  1. boonoun

    Girlfriend or boyfriend. Also "boo-boo". I can't die, my boo-boo's bout to have my baby -- Snoop Doggy Dogg (Murder Was The Case) Snoop also calls Ivette his "boo" in the movie Baby Boy. theres always that one person who can always have your heart, you never see it comin cos your blinded from the start. know that youre the one for me its clear for everyone to see oooh baby.... you will always be my boo

Suggested Resources

  1. boo

    Song lyrics by boo -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by boo on the Lyrics.com website.

  2. BOO

    What does BOO stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BOO acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BOO

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Boo is ranked #42640 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Boo surname appeared 508 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Boo.

    48.4% or 246 total occurrences were White.
    38.9% or 198 total occurrences were Asian.
    5.3% or 27 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.7% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    2.5% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
    1.9% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Anagrams for boo »

  1. o/b/o

  2. OOB

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of boo in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of boo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of boo in a Sentence

  1. Chicago Cubs:

    If hometown fans want to boo someone that's trying to help bring the team a World Series again, then that's on them.

  2. Christina Montano:

    You can't put a Band-Aid on every boo-boo you've made some just need time to heal...

  3. Naomi Osaka:

    She was hating. What would her children think? You're just going to come on the Internet and boo me for no reason? I didn't do anything to you, she was very upset. I also wonder, people like this, if they see you in person, I wonder what they would do?

  4. Harper Lee:

    Scout, Atticus Boo : A Celebration of 50 Years of' To Kill a Mockingbird,' i haven't spoken to Harper Lee directly about this. And not many people have, except for Harper Lee agent and lawyer.

  5. Eric Swalwell:

    Boo hoo hoo. You’re a senator who police will protect. A sexual assault victim can’t sleep in her own home tonight because of threats, where are you sleeping? She’s on her own while you and your [Senate GOP] colleagues try to rush her through a hearing.

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