boo
A loud exclamation intended to scare someoneA loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.
» Tom got booed by a number of audience members.
Тома освистали несколько зрителей. — Balamax
Певна кількість глядачіва освистала Тома. — deniko
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2 sensesA loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.
buh, buh
буbu, фуfu, шшšš
An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sporting event, to indicate derision or disapproval.
buh
Examples
34 sentencesTom got booed by a number of audience members.
Певна кількість глядачіва освистала Тома. — deniko
ruТома освистали несколько зрителей. — Balamax
Everyone booed Tom off the stage.
Tom was booed off the stage.
Tom got booed off the stage.
ruТома прогнали со сцены улюлюканьем. — Ooneykcall
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).
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