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boohoo
boo·hoo
/
ˌbuˈhu
/
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boo-
hoo
]
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verb,
boo·hooed,
boo·hoo·ing,
noun,
plural
boo·hoos.
Informal.
verb (used without object)
1.
to weep noisily; blubber.
noun
2.
the
sound
of noisy weeping.
Origin:
1515–25;
rhyming compound based on
boo
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boohoo
(ˌbuːˈhuː)
—
vb
,
-hoos
,
-hooing
,
-hooed
1.
to sob or pretend to sob noisily
—
n
,
-hoos
,
-hooing
,
-hooed
,
-hoos
2.
(
sometimes plural
) distressed or pretended sobbing
[C20: nursery talk]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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