Definizione monolingua

boo

boo (third-person singular simple present boos, present participle booing, simple past and past participle booed)

1. (intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively.

   When he took the podium, the crowd booed.

   • 2004, The New Yorker, 18 Oct 2004

     Nobody booed and nobody clapped

2. (transitive) To derisively shout extended boos at.

   The protesters loudly booed the visiting senator.

boo (plural boos)

1. A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.
   • 2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton”, BBC:

     ...Hodgson headed down the tunnel with the boos of fans ringing in his ears after an eighth league defeat of the season...

2. (US, slang) A close acquaintance or significant other, derived from French beau.

Definizione dizionario boo

beffare

burlare

fischiare

fischio

prendere in giro

Altri significati:

(intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively.

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.

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.

(US, slang) A close acquaintance or significant other, derived from French beau.

exclamation used by a member of an audience

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.

to shout boos at (transitive)

derisive shout

An exclamation that is said in order to scare or surprise a person.

An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sports game, to indicate derision or disapproval.

To shout extended exclamations of disapproval and derision.

to shout boos derisively (intransitive)

word used by someone who is inherently scary

word used ironically in a situation where one might have scared someone, but said someone was not scared

jeer (at)

To shout extended exclamations of disapproval and derision at.

loud exclamation intended to scare someone

A word used by someone who is inherently scary, such as a ghost or a vampire, to make a weaker person who is scared stiff flee. Usually used quietly, as with definition 2.

A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.

(transitive) To derisively shout extended boos at.