boo

Intj

1. A loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.
2. An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sporting event, to indicate derision or disapproval.

Noun

A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively.
2. (transitive) To shout extended boos at, as a form of disapproval or derision.

Noun

A close acquaintance or significant other.

Noun

Cannabis.

Verb

To make a sound characteristic of cattle; to moo.

Noun

A tail feather from an ostrich.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/buː/

Etymology

From earlier (15c.) boh, coined to create a loud and startling sound. Compare Middle English bus! (“bang!”, interjection), Latin boō (“cry aloud, roar, shout”, verb), Ancient Greek βοάω (boáō, “shout”, verb).

Synonyms

hoot

jeer

hiss

catcall

heckle

taunt

mock

make fun of

barrack

shout down

bay

bird

🐦

scoff

ridicule

raspberry

jibe

boom

💥

snort

razz

Bronx cheer

razzing

block

fie

bark

ditch

ding

bellow

fir

flower

🌸

funk

dew

homegrown

deride

bar

ashes

charge

hemp

bawl

hay

burrito

🌯

has

greta

bud

herb

🌿

bash

holler

bale

hooch

greeter

grata

Translations

huer

buh

abuchear

bouh

boe

uitjouwen

μπου

vaiar

bu

Buhruf

fischiare

siffler

auspfeifen

vaia

conspuer