boo

Meaning

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.

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

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).