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Webster 1913 Edition
Boohoo
Booˊhoo′
(boōˊhoō′)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Boohooed
(boōˊhoōd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Boohooing
.] [An imitative word.]
To bawl; to cry loudly.
[Low]
Bartlett.
Boo′hooˊ
(boō′hoōˊ)
, Noun.
(Zool.)
The sailfish; – called also
woohoo
. Definition 2024
boohoo
boohoo
See also: boo hoo
English
Verb
boohoo (third-person singular simple present boohoos, present participle boohooing, simple past and past participle boohooed)
- (intransitive) To cry, weep.
- 2011, Grace Dent, The Guardian, 8 Jul 2011:
- "It feels inevitable," he boohooed. Of course it was inevitable – he used to tweet at least six times an hour, endless say-what-you-see drivel.
- 2011, Grace Dent, The Guardian, 8 Jul 2011:
Translations
cry, weep
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Noun
boohoo (plural boohoos)