boohoo

boohoo
/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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