boohoo
See also: boo hoo
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
boohoo (third-person singular simple present boohoos, present participle boohooing, simple past and past participle boohooed)
- (colloquial, childish, intransitive) To cry, weep.
- 2011 July 8, Grace Dent, The Guardian:
- "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.
- (sarcastic, intransitive) To complain, whine.
Alternative forms edit
Translations edit
cry, weep
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
boohoo (plural boohoos)
References edit
- “boohoo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.