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How to use boo in a sentence

40 example sentences · interjection, noun, verb

Boo means a loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly. Example: “When he took the podium, the crowd booed.”

Examples of boo by meaning

nounA derisive shout of the word 'boo' made to indicate disapproval.

  • Like a moustachioed pantomime villain relishing boos and hisses from the audience, Trump is oblivious to warnings and protestations from the sane world and simply contemptuous of the lickspittle mob desperately hoping to go unnoticed.2026 January 24, Michael Pascoe, “America’s mighty economic power has feet of clay”, in Michael West Media

verbTo shout extended boos derisively.

  • When he took the podium, the crowd booed.
  • Nobody booed and nobody clapped2004 October 18, The New Yorker
  • Substitute Charlie Austin scored seven minutes into his Southampton debut as a lacklustre Manchester United were booed off at Old Trafford.2016 January 23, Phil Dakwes, “Man Utd 0–1 Southampton”, in BBC Sport

verbTo shout extended boos at, as a form of disapproval or derision.

  • The protesters loudly booed the visiting senator.

nounA close acquaintance or significant other.

  • Lewis shot my Boo and it was not self-defense . . . .1988 December 22, Barton Gellman, “Judge Orders Mistrial In D.C. Slaying Case; Jury Unable to Reach Verdict After 10 Days”, in The...
  • “Something about having to call her boo because he was getting off work and he likes to talk to her for at least half of his commute home.”2021, Zakiya Dalila Harris, The Other Black Girl, Bloomsbury, page 309

nounCannabis.

  • Like I have smoked boo, drunk whiskey, and shot dope, and I was going through all three bags at once.1984, Raphael S. Ezekiel, Voices from the corner: poverty and racism in the inner city, page 56

verbTo make a sound characteristic of cattle; to moo.

  • I remember being in the Great Nut Walk and hearing Old Nettle 'booing' like a cow outside .1987, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl

nounA tail feather from an ostrich.

  • These are whites, blacks, feminas, byocks, spadonas, boos, drabs and floss.1909 August 12, “Ostrich Feathers of Tripoli”, in Neenah Daily Times, volume 53, number 8,451, Neenah, Wis.; Menasha, Wis., column 5

More sentences with boo

  • The hack comic produced a rubber chicken, to the groans and boos of the audience.From the entry rubber chicken
  • I don't care about your stupid party anyway, so yah boo to you.From the entry yah boo
  • She took the last piece of cake, and nobody said boo.From the entry say boo
  • The crowd booed and hissed her off the stage.From the entry hiss
  • Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league.From the entry homer
  • That kind of bad mind was not Christian but I wasn't saying boo.2018, Ingrid Persaud, “The Sweet Sop”, in The BBC National Short Story Award, →ISBN. From the entry say boo
  • I felt like a heavyweight fighter approaching the ring to the cheers and boos of the crowd.2014, Doug Kass, “Buffett Watch”, in Doug Kass on the Market: A Life on the Street, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 409. From the entry Bronx cheer
  • Boo savored the sweetness of strength and gaffled his peers for their lunch money.2008, Jeffery Renard Allen, Holding Pattern: Stories, page 226. From the entry gaffle
  • Whenever I get booed by opposition fans it only makes me more determined to sicken them.2007, Euan Reedie, Alan Shearer: Portrait Of A Legend - Captain Fantastic, →ISBN. From the entry sicken
  • Nonalphabetized sounds include: sighing, laughing, weeping, foot tapping, drumming fingers, whistling, humming, booing, coughing.2006, Arthur O. Roberts, Messengers of God. From the entry nonalphabetized
  • If you as much as say "boo!" to him he bursts into song, bejasus.1976, Christy Brown, Wild Grow The Lilies, New York: Stein and Day, →ISBN, page 301. From the entry only trotting after
  • My little girl boo booed on herself downstairs as I was getting ready to clean her up.1974, The Southeastern Reporter. From the entry boo-boo
  • Kelsea Ballerini is booed up with her boyfriend Chase Stokes.2023 September 1, Gabrielle Rockson, “Kelsea Ballerini Kisses Boyfriend Chase Stokes at Venice Film Festival Bash”, in People. From the entry booed up
  • Boo - she s the 'Piglet' of the show.2023 April 28, Netherme, “fleabag is my favourite”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2026. From the entry piglet
  • Boo, hiss, yuck, vom; cute kids belong at home and in soft-play centres, they have no place on stages.2016 January 9, Sam Wollaston, “The Voice review – nonsense with laughs”, in The Guardian. From the entry vom
  • I only have eyes for my boo.” “Girl, bye.2015, Amir Abrams, Diva Rules, Dafina Books, →ISBN, page 151. From the entry bye
  • "You gon' call me?" she asked. ¶ "Fuh sheezy, boo.2014, Parish Sherman, A Little More Sin, Wilmington, D.E.: Street Knowledge Publishing, →ISBN, page 99. From the entry for sheezy
  • I was about to boo boo on myself but I remembered what the nurse told me the earlier.2012, Reginald Killings, I Am Drama City: Trust, Love, Loyalty Is All We Know, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 34. From the entry boo-boo
  • Mayers scored at 6:39 of the first, wristing a flutterball past Elliott that had Sens fans booing their goaltender.2009 March 1, Kevin McGran, “Surging Leafs sink Senators”, in Toronto Star. From the entry wristing
  • When the inning ended, Ted leaped into the air and delivered the classic one-finger salute to the booing crowd.1985, Bruce Nash, Allan Zullo, The Baseball Hall of Shame, Simon and Schuster, published 1989, →ISBN, page 160. From the entry one-finger salute
  • If it does, then Yah, boo, sucks!1971, Dr Martin Sherwood, New Scientist and Science Journal. From the entry yah boo sucks
  • Booed for muffing an easy fly ball in a game with the Yankees, Outfielder Williams did a slow burn.1956 August 20, “Scoreboard”, in Time. From the entry do a slow burn
  • First of all, I could hear the handful of boos and moosecalls underneath the cheers as I took my place among the other Giants.2012, Gordon Korman, No More Dead Dogs, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, →ISBN. From the entry moosecall
  • And once she had hold of her spirit, boo hag could slip off her skin and fly all over the place, too.1995, Virginia Hamilton, Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales, →ISBN, page 54. From the entry boo hag
  • You will have seen the sack of stained washing that passes for the Prime Minister getting booed as he went into St Paul’s with his wife.2022 June 6, John Nicholson, “Raging royalism is just another example of footballification: Do you support Queen FC?”, in Football 365. From the entry footballification
  • Health secretary Matt Hancock was booed and heckled at a general election hustings in his constituency after he launched an attack on Jeremy Corbyn over his handling of antisemitism.2019 November 30, Eleanor Busby, “Matt Hancock booed and heckled by crowd as hustings descends into chaos”, in The Independent. From the entry hustings
  • He was introduced to a smattering of boos from the crowd, a sign of the presence of fans from Notre Dame and other Big Ten schools.2016 November 1, Teddy Greenstein, “Jim Harbaugh rates Wrigley Field atmosphere 'A+++'”, in Chicago Tribune. From the entry smattering
  • Those who hadn't already taken leave at Javier Lopez's last time up, turned for the exits, not taking the time to cast one last signature boo.1995 October 12, Furman Bisher, “Little fanfare for Cincinnati”, in Atlanta Journal Constitution. From the entry take leave
  • Coaches Sharp, Jackson, Rasmussen, and the SAB are counting on your patronage, so bring your ghoulfriends, boofriends, and baby ghouls and boos to show your support.1995 September 3, Leah LeGendre, “Treat Your Basketball Team By Attending Halloween Hoopla”, in The Conglomerate Weekly, volume 93, number…. From the entry ghoulfriend
  • He stared speechless at the booing stands for a moment and then, instead of slinking away, threw his bat into the air and shouted: “Hot Dawg!1937, Jerome Bahr, All Good Americans, page 109. From the entry diggety

Meaning of boo

  1. interjection A loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.
  2. interjection An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sporting event, to indicate derision or disapproval.
  3. noun A derisive shout of the word 'boo' made to indicate disapproval.

Full definition of boo

Questions about boo in a sentence

How do you use boo in a sentence?
Boo is used as an interjection, noun and verb. For example: “When he took the podium, the crowd booed.”
What is a short sentence with boo?
“Nobody booed and nobody clapped”
What does boo mean?
Boo means a loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.

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