boo
- Interjection. A loud exclamation intended to scare someone, especially a child. Usually used when one has been hidden from the victim and then suddenly appeared unexpectedly.
- Interjection. A word used ironically in a situation where one might have scared someone, but said someone was not scared. Not said as loudly as in definition 1.
- Interjection. An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sports game, to indicate derision or disapproval of what has just occurred.
- Noun. A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.
- Noun. (US, slang) A close acquaintance or significant other, derived from French beau.
- Verb. (intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively.
- Verb. (transitive) To derisively shout extended boos at.
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