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# boo

interjection (boo!); verb (boo, boos, booed, booing); noun (a boo, boos)

«boo» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. «Boo!» is what you shout to make someone jump or get a fright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/#m1)
2. To boo is to shout «boo» to show you don't like a performer, player or speaker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/#m2)
3. A boo is a sound of dislike from a crowd. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/#m3)
4. Boo can be a pet name for someone you love (informal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/#m4)
5. Boo-hoo is the sound a person makes when crying loudly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories children jump out and shout «Boo!» in games, especially at Halloween; ghosts in cartoons say «Boo». At pantomimes in the UK, audiences boo the villain as part of the fun. At sports matches crowds sometimes boo; in social lessons pupils learn that booing someone can be unkind. Phrase: «wouldn't say boo to a goose» means very shy.

### Examples

- He jumped out from behind the door and shouted «Boo!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/#x1)
- The audience booed the wicked stepmother in the pantomime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/#x2)
- Fans booed when the referee gave a penalty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/#x3)
- My little brother is so shy he wouldn't say boo to a goose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/#x4)
- The ghost in the cartoon said «Boo!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/#x5)
- Please don't boo the other team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/#x6)
- Bimeby ole Brer Bull-frog, he sorter stop his cryin' en his boo-hooin', en he up'n say: [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: booed, booing. Plural noun: boos. Opposite of booing: cheering, clapping. «Boo-hoo» is the sound of crying. «Peekaboo» is a baby game.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «boo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«boo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/boo.html) on Mova free.