boohoo
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of boohoo
First recorded in 1515–25; rhyming compound based on boo 1
Example Sentences
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They're on the show to bring enough attention to their Instagram accounts, sell some diet teas, possibly land a fashion collaboration with boohoo or some other Instagram boutique.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2021
“I can’t wait to get up here on a Friday evening, and I boohoo all the way home on Sunday nights.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2019
You will look at his earnings and mock him with a boohoo.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2019
But if you chop, cut, crush or smash one — boohoo.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2017
Why, Becky was runnin' on and laughin' jest like a gal at picnic up to the minnit the last man slammed the door, and then, down she went and began to boohoo.
From Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction by Harris, Joel Chandler
Then he hands it off to Greg who reads from a soulless statement informing them they've all been fired as Tom fake boohoos off camera.
From Salon ● May 8, 2023
Big boohoos, with little squeals of frustration when she punches her teddy bear.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
“I boohooed through it. When we were writing about it, I started crying,” said Kinsey, who played the stickler, cat-loving accountant, Angela Martin.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2022
He claimed it had been boohooed as it was dangerous but no fire could happen as it’s all stone.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2020
When they went to bat, they were "boohooed" from their opponents' bench.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mother said when Marster come he wus dead shore enough, dat marster jest boohooed an' went to de house, an' wouldn't look at him no more till dey started to take him to de grave.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various
The tears jest run down most everybody's face, and when the mourners wuz addressed, why, big, hefty men all round me jest boohooed right out.
From Samantha at the World's Fair by Grimm, Baron C. de
A majority of the characters hold Hollywood jobs — save for a poet, a musician and a blogger — and an oddly large number are recently single and boohooing over their exes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
But no amount of boohooing about being lonely and listening to Snow Patrol is going to make it any better.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2012
A few million of her admirers, who have found her vastly appealing, might join in her "detestable boohooing," as Henry Higgins called it.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I’m with Thomas and Newt. We gotta quit boohooing and feeling sorry for ourselves.”
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
“Now, no snot-slinging or boohooing about ‘poor ol’ Rex,’” Dad said.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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