boohoo

[ boo-hoo ]
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verb (used without object),boo·hooed, boo·hoo·ing.
  1. to weep noisily; blubber.

noun,plural boo·hoos.
  1. the sound of noisy weeping.

Origin of boohoo

1
First recorded in 1515–25; rhyming compound based on boo1

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boohoo

/ (ˌbuːˈhuː) /


verb-hoos, -hooing or -hooed
  1. to sob or pretend to sob noisily

nounplural -hoos
  1. (sometimes plural) distressed or pretended sobbing

Origin of boohoo

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C20: nursery talk

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