boohoo
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See also: boo hoo
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]boohoo (third-person singular simple present boohoos, present participle boohooing, simple past and past participle boohooed)
- (colloquial, childish, intransitive) To cry, weep.
- 2011 July 8, Grace Dent, The Guardian:
- "It feels inevitable," he boohooed. Of course it was inevitable – he used to tweet at least six times an hour, endless say-what-you-see drivel.
- (sarcastic, intransitive) To complain, whine.
Interjection
[edit]boohoo!
- (colloquial) used to represent the noise of someone crying.
Translations
[edit]cry, weep
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Usage notes
[edit]- Boohoo, as an interjection, is mostly used to mock someone, similarly to "womp womp", but in some cases, it is just used to, as aforementioned, represent the noise of someone crying.
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]boohoo (plural boohoos)
References
[edit]- “boohoo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.