boohoo

boo·hoo

[boo-hoo] 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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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]

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