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booh

booh is the archaic form of boo.

Meaning of boo

Verb (1)

boo (third-person singular simple present boos, present participle booing, simple past and past participle booed)

  1. (intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively.
    • When he took the podium, the crowd booed.
    Synonyms:
    hoot
    Antonyms:
    cheer
  2. (transitive) To shout extended boos at, as a form of disapproval or derision.
    • The protesters loudly booed the visiting senator.

Verb (2)

boo (third-person singular simple present boos, present participle booing, simple past and past participle booed)

  1. (Northern England, archaic, intransitive) To make a sound characteristic of cattle; to moo.
    • The cow's tether is put about the neck of the individual who has lost the cow, and he must go about booing like a cow till atonement is made.1850, “The Missionary Herald”, in The Baptist Magazine, volume 42

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Forms of booh

Verb
third-person singular presentboohs
present participleboohing
past participleboohed
pastboohed
Noun
pluralboohs

Questions about booh

What is booh the archaic form of?
Booh is the archaic form of boo.

Words near booh in the dictionary

  1. boogying
  2. boogying down
  3. boogying on down
  4. boogyman
  5. boogymen
  6. booh
  7. boohag
  8. boohags
  9. boohed
  10. Booher
  11. Boohers

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