boos

Noun (1)

boo (plural boos)

1. A derisive shout of the word 'boo' made to indicate disapproval.
   • ...Hodgson headed down the tunnel with the boos of fans ringing in his ears after an eighth league defeat of the season...2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton”, in BBC Sport

Noun (2)

boo (plural boos)

1. (Canada, US, slang, African-American Vernacular) A close acquaintance or significant other.
   • A tall, hooded young woman, clutching a newspaper article, delivered a note to the judge. “My name is Sunkist,” she wrote, “Lionel R. Harris is my boyfriend. Lewis shot my Boo and it was not self-defense . . . . Judge and jurors please listen to me I am 17 years of {age} and a good young lady and...1988 December 22, Barton Gellman, “Judge Orders Mistrial In D.C. Slaying Case; Jury Unable to Reach Verdict After 10 Days”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company...

Noun (3)

boo (uncountable)

1. (slang) Cannabis.
   • […] sexually promiscuous girl who smoked boo all day and socialized with junkies when she wasn't busy banging away in bed […]1967, George E. Andrews, Simon Vinkenoog, The Book of Grass: An Anthology on Indian Hemp, page 213

   Synonyms:

   bhang, benj, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha, dank

Noun (4)

boo (plural boos)

1. A tail feather from an ostrich.
   • Burglary.—On Monday night or early on Tuesday morning, some thieves effected an entrance into the premises of Mr. W. J. Laybourne, ostrich feather manufacturer, 60, St. John-street, West Smithfield, and carried off 1,000 prime white feathers, 500 long single black, 800 double ditto, 3,000 mixed...1877 June 15, The Leeds Mercury, volume 114, number 12,225, Leeds, West Yorkshire, page 2, column 5

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