Boo

Definition: Boo

Boo

Noun

1. A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.

Verb

1. Show displeasure, as after a performance or speech.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "boo" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1862. (references)

Slang

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

BOO

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Boo

Disrespect

Hiss, hoot, boo, gibe, flout, jeer, scoff, gleek, taunt, sneer, quip, fling, wipe, slap in the face.

Crosswords: Boo

Latin (narrate, praise, sing, to cry out).

Having a Boo Radley moment, are we (Benny & Joon; writing credit: Barry Berman)

But I've still got it. Boo boo be do, boo (Who Framed Roger Rabbit; writing credit: Gary K. Wolf; Jeffrey Price)

Boo! Boo (The Princess Bride; writing credit: William Goldman)

When did I turn into Boo Radley, huh (The Dead Zone; writing credit: Aleksandar Djordjevic)

Well, boo hoo (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

Well, Boo here's the ticket, come through, we could (I Do (Wanna Get Close To You); performing artist: 3LW)

You wish boo boo could ride with you tonight (What'Chu Like; performing artist: Da Brat)

I love when it comes suddenly boo (Untitled; performing artist: D'Angelo)

Lets go VIP boo raise your skirt (Young'n; performing artist: Fabolous)

In the six drop boo and it don't stop (Get Me Home; performing artist: FOXY)

Boo to You (1965)

Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1965)

Boo Bop (1957)

Peek a Boo (1957)

Red White and Boo (1955)

My Boo (performing artist: Ghost Town DJ's)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• The Boo (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Sesame Street - Elmo Says Boo (reference)

• Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (reference)

• Winnie the Pooh - Boo to You Too (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Boo Hoo (reference)

• Elmo Says BOO! (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Boo to Boozing : Think smart.....drink smart. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Boo hoo! : I'll look like the king of pikers by the time he gets through!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Business

This is a good sign for companies interested in the BOO water supply systems the Provincial Waterworks Authority plans to install throughout the provinces. (references)

Economic History

Turkey

Currently, five BOO power plants are under construction (three of which are being built by U.S. companies). (references)

Tunisia

THIS INDUSTRY WILL OFFER SOME OF THE LARGEST AND BEST OPPORTUNITIES BOTH FOR EQUIPMENT EXPORTS AND (IN THE CASE OF FUTURE BOO PROJECTS) INVESTMENT IN THE TUNISIAN MARKET IN 2001 AND BEYOND. (references)

Israel

In May the MOF and MNI issued an RFP for a 65MCM BOO seawater desalination plant, and the Israel Water utility Mekorot plans to issue a tender for a turnkey 45MCM seawater desalination plant within two months. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "boo": boo 4)draw ♦ boo at. Additional references.

Beginning with "boo": boo-boo, boo-boo-boo-boom, boo-boys, boo-hoo, boo-hoo!, boo-hooing, boo-ing, boo-peep, boo-tiful, boo-word, Boo-yaa.

Ending with "boo": boo-boo, peek-a-boo, ticketty-boo, tickety-boo, ya-boo.

Containing "boo": soo-boo-lar-ta, ya-boo-sucks.

Albanian

bëj yy, yy (booh). (various references)

Arabic 

‏صوت إستهجان, ‏صوت إزدراء, ‏إخافة, ‏أطلق هذا الصوت. (various references)

Bulgarian 

марихуана (cannabis, grass, marihuana, marijuana, pot, tea, weed), бибиткам, дюдюкане (hoot, raspberry, razz), дюдюкам. (various references)

Czech

vypískat (hoot), hanba (disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame, stain). (various references)

Danish

sigthulkort (Batten card, Batten cards, body-punched aspect card, body-punched aspect cards, body-punched feature cards, coincidence hole card, coincidence hole cards, peek-a-boo card, peek-a-boo cards, peep-hole card, peep-hole cards), pot (bash, boo 4)draw, cannabis, grass, hagga, hay, Indian hay, marihuana, marijuana, Mary Jane, pot, puff, root, smoke, snop, tea, viper's weed, weed), peek-a-boo kort (Batten card, body-punched aspect card, coincidence hole card, peek-a-boo card, peep-hole card), græs (grass, herb). (various references)

Dutch

boe. (various references)

Esperanto

hu. (various references)

Farsi 

هوکردن (Booh, Hoot, Jeer), صدای گاویاجغدکردن , اظهارتنفر. (various references)

Finnish

buuata. (various references)

French

siffler, peuh, huer, huée, hou, conspuer. (various references)

German

auspfeifen (boo at, catcall, hiss at, hoot). (various references)

Greek 

γιούχα, γιουχαΰζω (hoot, jeer, shout down), αποδοκιμάζω (deprecate, disapprove, disapprove of, discountenance, disfavor, disfavour, hiss, hoot, reprehend, reprobate, take a dim view). (various references)

Hebrew 

קריאת �"פח�"�", קריאת בוז. (various references)

Hungarian

pfujoz, lehurrogás (catcall, jeer), lehurrog (barrack, howl down, to catcall, to howl down, to shout down), hess (boh). (various references)

Indonesian

memperolok (gibe). (various references)

Italian

fischio (buzzing, catcall, hiss, hoot, singing, whistle, whistled, whiz, whizz, zip), fischiare (barrack, buzz, hiss, hoot, pipe, sing, whistle, whiz, whizz, zip), disapprovare (condemn, deprecate, disapprove, disapprove of, disfavor, disfavour, frown, object, rebuke). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

野次る (to boo, to catcall, to heckle, to hoot, to jeer). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

やじる (to boo, to catcall, to heckle, to hoot, to jeer). (various references)

Manx

garrish (booing, copying, jeering, mockery), arish. (various references)

Pig Latin

oobay.(various references)

Portuguese

vaiar (hoot, whoop), exclamação para assustar. (various references)

Romanian

protesta (expostulate, kick, lodge a protest, make opposition, object, protest), nuu, muu, huidui (barrack, catcall, hiss, hoot, shout at), huideo, ho (enough), hâş (shoo), exclama cu dispreţ. (various references)

Russian 

фу (phew, pooh, ugh, yuck), шикать (shoo, shoos), освистывать (hoot down). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zviždati (whistle), zviždanje (catcall, raspberry, whistle, whistling), izviždati (hiss, hoot, hoot down). (various references)

Spanish

rechifla (catcall), pateo, patear (kick, stamp), abucheo (jeer). (various references)

Swedish

burop, bua, fy (bo, boh, booh, fie, oh, phew, ugh, yah, yuk). (various references)

Turkish

yuhalamak (blow a raspberry, catcall, give a raspberry, give smb. the bird, hiss, hoot, hoot down, hoot off, hoot out, jeer, jeer at, shout smb. down), yuhalama (bronx cheer, catcall, hoot, jeering, rogh music), yuh (fie upon you, hoot), ıslıklamak (blow the whistle on, catcall, give smb. the bird, hiss), ıslıklama (catcall). (various references)

Ukrainian

шикати (whish), виганяти (banish, boot out, chase, dislodge, dispossess, eject, evict, exclude, exile, expel, oust, proscribe, put out of, send off, throw out, thrust out, turn out), освистати, проганяти (chase, dismiss, drive, drive away, eject, send away, turn away). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "boo": boob, boobed, boobing, boobish, booboisie, booboisies, booboo, booboos, boobs, booby, boodle, boodled, boodler, boodlers, boodles, boodling, booed, booger, boogerman, boogermen, boogers, boogey, boogeyed, boogeying, boogeyman, boogeymen, boogeys, boogie, boogied, boogieing, boogies, boogy, boogying, boogyman, boogymen, boohoo, boohooed, boohooing, boohoos, booing, book, bookable, bookbinder, bookbinderies, bookbinders, bookbindery, bookbinding, bookbindings, bookcase, bookcases, booked. (additional references)

Words ending with "boo": baboo, bamboo, booboo, bugaboo, jigaboo, peekaboo, rubaboo, rubbaboo, taboo. (additional references)

Words containing "boo": aboon, audiobook, audiobooks, babool, babools, baboon, baboons, baboos, bamboos, bamboozle, bamboozled, bamboozlement, bamboozlements, bamboozles, bamboozling, bankbook, bankbooks, bluebook, bluebooks, bugaboos, caboodle, caboodles, caboose, cabooses, calaboose, calabooses, casebook, casebooks, cashbook, cashbooks, chapbook, chapbooks, checkbook, checkbooks, codebook, codebooks, cookbook, cookbooks, copybook, copybooks, datebook, datebooks, daybook, daybooks, foreboom, forebooms, freeboot, freebooted, freebooter, freebooters, freebooting. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Boo" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aboo, aoo, baio, bao, bcoa, beo, bevo, bga, bgo, bho, Bhoe, bimo, Bioko, biop, biopol, bioq, Biox, bivo, biyo, blo, bloo, bmoa, bo, bobo, bodo, boe, bof, bofo, Bohol, boi, boii, boix, Boj, bojo, bok, Bokov, booc, bood, booe, boof, boog, booh, Booi, booj, boop, boov, Booy, booz, boq, boro, boso, bosox, bou, bouc, boup, Bouw, bov, boxo, boyo, bpo, broo, brooa, brou, bto, bu, Buco, budo, bui, buko, buoa, buoz, byo, byou, Ebobo, Gbowo, Mbopo, Mboso, obbo, obio, obob, Obod, oboh, obol, obu, oo, oob, oooo, Pbo, Qbo, ubo, voo, Xoo, zbo. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: bo.

+1 letter: bolo, boob, book, boom, boon, boor, boos, boot, boyo, bozo, broo, gobo, hobo, kobo, lobo, oboe, obol.

+2 letters: aboon, adobo, baboo, bazoo, bhoot, blood, bloom, bloop, boffo, bolos, bongo, boobs, booby, booed, boogy, books, booms, boomy, boons, boors, boost, booth, boots, booty, booze, boozy, boron, bosom, boson, boyos, bozos, bromo, brood, brook, broom, broos, combo, coomb, dobro, gobos, gombo, hobos, kobos, lobos, looby, oboes, obole, oboli, obols, oxbow, robot, taboo, yobbo.