boo-hooray
boo-hooray · more boo-hooray · most boo-hooray
Having no meaning beyond the emotional reaction of the speakerHaving no meaning beyond the emotional reaction of the speaker; emotivist.
Meaning
1 sensesHaving no meaning beyond the emotional reaction of the speaker; emotivist.
Origin
A reference to the interjections boo and hooray which provide no information beyond the emA reference to the interjections boo and hooray which provide no information beyond the emotional reaction of the speaker.
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Forms
more boo-hooray, most boo-hooray| Comparative | more boo-hooray Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most boo-hooray Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.