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boo hoo

boo hoo is the alternative form of boo-hoo.

Meaning of boo-hoo

Interjection

  1. The sound of crying.
    • "Boo-hoo!" cried Lincoln after he hit his funny bone.
  2. (colloquial) It is not worth crying about; an expression of contempt.
    • So you broke it. Boo-hoo! Get a grip and clean up the mess.

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Questions about boo hoo

What is boo hoo the alternative form of?
Boo hoo is the alternative form of boo-hoo.

Words near boo hoo in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: boo hoo (page history and authors); boo-hoo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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