boo
A derisive shout of the word 'boo' made to indicate disapprovalA derisive shout of the word 'boo' made to indicate disapproval.
» Tom got booed by a number of audience members.
Тома освистали несколько зрителей.
Певна кількість глядачіва освистала Тома.
Meaning
4 sensesA derisive shout of the word 'boo' made to indicate disapproval.
Buhruf
ши́каньеšíkanʹje, осви́стываниеosvístyvanije
(Canada, US, slang)A close acquaintance or significant other.
(slang, uncountable)Cannabis.
A tail feather from an ostrich.
- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Examples
34 sentencesTom got booed by a number of audience members.
Певна кількість глядачіва освистала Тома.
ruТома освистали несколько зрителей.
Everyone booed Tom off the stage.
Tom was booed off the stage.
Tom got booed off the stage.
ruТома прогнали со сцены улюлюканьем.
Tom got booed by his own fans.
Translations
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Origin
From earlier (15c.) boh, coined to create a loud and startling sound. Compare Middle EngliFrom earlier (15c.) boh, coined to create a loud and startling sound. Compare Middle English bus! (“bang!”, interjection), Latin boō (“cry aloud, roar, shout”, verb), Ancient Greek βοάω (boáō, “shout”, verb).
From beau, from French beau. First appears c. 1988 in the Washington Post: See the cite below.
Of unknown origin, possibly from boojum, from a fancied resemblance of the plants. First appears c. 1959 in Esquire Magazine.
Dubious; perhaps adaptation of French beau (“beautiful”).
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