hoo
Britishpronoun
Etymology
Origin of hoo
from Old English heo
Example Sentences
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She’s getting messages along the lines of “Boo hoo, you’re stuck on an island,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
"All in all a bit of real boo hoo for its shareholders."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
And hoo, hoo, hoo boy do we have a sizzlin’-hot fajita platter of an economy!
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2023
And hoo boy, there was plenty to share.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2022
Yoo hoo, boy with the typhoid, are you awake?
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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