as in snort
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
the referee's questionable call was greeted with a chorus of boos
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as in to jeer
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Recent Examples of boo
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
Kyle Thrash, Ben Proudfoot Producers: Ben Proudfoot, Nicholas Ruff, Josh Rosenberg
After a superstar trade turned into a rough start with the Philadelphia Phillies, one devoted fan
inspires others to turn their boos into cheers in hopes of changing the trajectory of the player’s
season.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
LeBron James was not happy with the Cleveland Browns fans for booing quarterback Deshaun Watson after he got hurt in Sunday’s game.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
When Josie arrived at the makeshift barracks, no one said boo to her let alone gave her the 10-cent tour.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
Kyle Thrash, Ben Proudfoot Producers: Ben Proudfoot, Nicholas Ruff, Josh Rosenberg
After a superstar trade turned into a rough start with the Philadelphia Phillies, one devoted fan
inspires others to turn their boos into cheers in hopes of changing the trajectory of the player’s
season.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
But when the actor playing Judge Brack, the play’s lustful old bachelor, emerged from the wings with his walking stick, eyeglass and thick mustache, the house erupted in jeers and boos.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
LeBron James was not happy with the Cleveland Browns fans for booing quarterback Deshaun Watson after he got hurt in Sunday’s game.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boo
Noun
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But back in the late 90s, people could crush the pills, turning a slow-release narcotic into a rapidly acting drug, a snort or injection leading to an intense high.Peter Ubel, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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And while it can be linked to a variety of health risks in those who are affected, snoring also takes a toll on bed partners who struggle to get some shuteye in the midst of a cacophony of snorts and rumbles.Carly Weeks, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
Verb
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This sparked a wave of booing and jeering from rally attendees.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Fans cheering their team’s players and jeering the other team’s players, fine.Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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The Wilfried Zaha mural at Selhurst Park (The Athletic) What has never changed are the gripes and sneers that have attached themselves to this part of SE25, in the London borough of Croydon, for longer than Palace fans would probably wish to remember.Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
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Mazzoli piles unstable harmonies on top of that fractured foundation; trombone glissandos add a demonic sneer.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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And some hoot and holler at just a whiff of Nicolas Cage screaming and hissing and mincing and making bug-eyes.Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 11 July 2024
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The Houston Museum of Natural Science is offering Houstonians and visitors the opportunity to adopt a Madagascar hissing cockroach to express everlasting affection.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Feb. 2024
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Ben Daniels’s charming smirk has not convinced me, though.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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The smirk of a male who’s knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head, and whose life’s ambition he’s just shattered.Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Boo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boo. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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