boohoo

[ boo-hoo ]

verb (used without object)

, boo·hooed, boo·hoo·ing.

1. to weep noisily; blubber.

noun

, plural boo·hoos.

1. the sound of noisy weeping.

boohoo

/ ˌbuːˈhuː /

verb

1. to sob or pretend to sob noisily

noun

1. sometimes plural distressed or pretended sobbing

Word History and Origins

Origin of boohoo¹

First recorded in 1515–25; rhyming compound based on boo ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of boohoo¹

C20: nursery talk

Example Sentences

"Boohoo as much as you like," cried the Yankee in a shrill tone, that was heard above all the howlings of the unlucky Sambo.

From Project Gutenberg

Then she boohoo'd too, and the tears that fell between us looked like we were artesian wells—they certainly did.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bawl
• blubber
• grieve
• groan
• howl
• moan
• mourn
• sob
• wail
• weep