boohoo

[ boo-hoo ]
/ ˌbuˈhu /
Informal.

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

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