boo

boo
boo1
/booh/, interj., n., pl. boos, v., booed, booing.
1. (used to express contempt or disapprobation or to startle or frighten).
n.
2. an exclamation of contempt or disapproval: a loud boo from the bleachers.
v.i.
3. to cry boo in derision.
v.t.
4. to show disapproval of by booing.
[1810-20; expressive formation]
boo2
/booh, boh/, n.
Slang. marijuana. Also called boo grass.
[1955-60; of uncert. orig.]

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