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yay-boo

yay-boo adjective: involving both celebration and disapproval.

Adjective

yay-boo (not comparable)

  1. Involving both celebration and disapproval.
    • […] a context in which actual thought (as opposed to a Superbowl passions, a yay - boo mind-set ) could occur.1994, Louise Armstrong, Rocking the Cradle of Sexual Politics, page 5
    • This is a yay-boo story. Concern about child weight issues has focused energy and interest on the school nutrition program. Yay! This concern often translates into retrained feeding. Boo!2005, Ellyn Satter, Your Child's Weight: Helping Without Harming, page 409

Questions about yay-boo

What does yay-boo mean?
Yay-boo means involving both celebration and disapproval.
What part of speech is yay-boo?
Yay-boo is an adjective.

Words near yay-boo in the dictionary

  1. yawy
  2. yaxche
  3. Yaxley
  4. Yaxleys
  5. yay
  6. yay-boo
  7. yaya
  8. yaya papaya
  9. yayan
  10. Yayantique
  11. yayas

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