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boo hiss

boo hiss interjection: an expression of disagreement, outrage, or frustration.

Interjection

  1. An expression of disagreement, outrage, or frustration.
    • Where American Jewish men contend with stereotypes of being oversexed, needy, nebbishy and neurotic (like Woody Allen, boo hiss), Jewish women are cast as withholding, bossy, exotic, and materialistic (like Fran Drescher, which honestly? Goals).2019, Fancy Feast, “On Being a Fetish”, in Jewish Currents, number Summer 2019

Questions about boo hiss

What does boo hiss mean?
Boo hiss means an expression of disagreement, outrage, or frustration.
What part of speech is boo hiss?
Boo hiss is an interjection.

Words near boo hiss in the dictionary

  1. boo boos
  2. boo daddies
  3. boo daddy
  4. boo hag
  5. boo hags
  6. boo hiss
  7. boo hoo
  8. boo how doy
  9. boo up
  10. boo'd
  11. boo-boo

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