boohoo
[ boo-hoo ]
/ ˌbuˈhu /
verb (used without object), boo·hooed, boo·hoo·ing.
to weep noisily; blubber.
noun, plural boo·hoos.
the sound of noisy weeping.
Origin of boohoo
First recorded in 1515–25; rhyming compound based on
boo1
Words nearby boohoo
boogie,
boogie board,
boogie-woogie,
boogieman,
boohai,
boohoo,
boojum tree,
book,
book bag,
book burning,
book club
Example sentences from the Web for boohoo
Then she boohoo'd too, and the tears that fell between us looked like we were artesian wells—they certainly did.
Mary Cary |Kate Langley Bosher
British Dictionary definitions for boohoo
boohoo
/ (ˌbuːˈhuː) /
verb -hoos, -hooing or -hooed
to sob or pretend to sob noisily
noun plural -hoos
(sometimes plural)
distressed or pretended sobbing
Word Origin for boohoo
C20: nursery talk