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/booh'hooh"/, v., boohooed, boohooing, n., pl. boohoos. Informal.v.i.1. to weep noisily; blubber.n.2. the sound of noisy weeping.[1515-25; rhyming compound based on BOO]
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Boohoo — Boo hoo , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The sailfish; called also {woohoo}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boohoo — [bo͞o΄ho͞o′] vi. boohooed, boohooing [echoic] Informal to weep noisily n. pl. boohoos Informal noisy weeping interj. used to suggest the sound of noisy weeping … English World dictionary
boohoo — verb To cry, weep … Wiktionary
boohoo — boo|hoo [ˌbu: ˈhu:] interjection written used in stories to show that someone is crying … Dictionary of contemporary English
boohoo — exclamation representing the sound of someone crying noisily. Origin C19: imitative … English new terms dictionary
boohoo — interjection a word used especially in children s stories to show that someone is crying … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
boohoo — boo·hoo … English syllables
boohoo — boo•hoo [[t]ˌbuˈhu[/t]] v. hooed, hoo•ing, 1) inf to weep noisily; blubber 2) inf the sound of noisy weeping • Etymology: 1515–25; imit … From formal English to slang
boohoo — /buˈhu/ (say booh hooh) verb (i) (boohooed, boohooing) 1. to weep noisily; blubber. –noun (plural boohoos) 2. the sound of noisy weeping. {imitative} …
boohoo — büˈhü, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: imitative : to weep loudly and with sobs he boohooed when he skinned his knee … Useful english dictionary
