boo hooint.n.

Brit.

/ˌbuː ˈhuː/, U.S.

/ˈbu ˈhu/

Forms: 1800s–1900s booh hoo, 1800s– boo hoo. Also with reduplication of one or both elements.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. With sense A. 1 compare whoo int. With sense A. 2 compare earlier boo int. 2.

A. int.

1. Representing the cry of an animal or bird, esp. the deep hoot of the great horned owl, Bubo virginianus, of America. Cf. tu-whoo int.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [interjection] > cry of owl

tu-whoo1579

whoo1581

tu-whit1591

tu-whit tu-whoo1594

woo-hoo1771

boo hoo1799

1799 Naturalist's Pocket Mag. 2 at Great Horned Owl It utters the hideous cry of ‘Hihoo, Hohoo, Boohoo, Poohoo!’.

1873 R. W. Buchanan White Rose & Red 119 I utter my warning cry—Boohoo!

1893 H. Maxwell Evans & Sontag xi. 64 ‘Boo-hoo-oo-oo. Boo-hoo-oo-oo,’ roared the bloodhounds.

1908 C. T. Lacey Reminiscences 57 The Owl wasn't expected; what could he do, But stare with great eyes and screech out, boohoo?

1995 P. Sterry Owls 15/2 Their loud and deep booming call, often rendered as ‘boo-hoo’.

2. Representing a sound used to express disdain, contempt, disapproval, dissatisfaction, etc. Cf. boo int. 2. In later use chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > expressions of disapproval [interjection]

fie1297

avoyc1300

spyc1315

comec1450

tuta1529

oh1533

hum1598

rufty-tufty1606

aroint thee!1608

hoot1681

boo1778

hoots1824

boo hoo1825

now, now1847

aw1852

tch1898

tsk1947

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. 119/1 Boohoo, used to express contempt, accompanied with a projection of the lips.

1859 Mt. Alexander Mail (Castlemaine, Austral.) 7 Mar. Cries of ‘Turn him out,’ were also very frequent, and likewise the less definite phrases of ‘Boohoo and yah’.

1917 Sun (Sydney) 19 Dec. 7/4 [The] accused..cried, ‘Boo-hoo! No, no! Down with Hughes!’

1936 Healesville (Austral.) Guardian 7 Nov. He adopted a fighting attitude, and once, called out in a loud voice, ‘Boo-hoo, you are only big mugs,’ addressing this remark to the police.

3. Representing an inarticulate sound produced by a person, esp. the sound of noisy weeping or sobbing.Now frequently used with overtones of sarcasm implying that the feelings expressed are unjustified, overly dramatic, or insincere.

ΚΠ

1830 Floridian & Advocate 23 Feb. She has..made me stay at home! Boo! hoo! hoo!

1843 Scioto (Ohio) Gaz. 12 Oct. She wouldn't make me grieve so—boo, boo, hoo!

1924 ‘R. Crompton’ William—the Fourth xiv. 248 Boo-hoo—they've tooken my clothes.

1985 Observer 9 June 18/8 It did say that I am ‘almost impossible to offend’ which isn't true, boo hoo.

2017 Manch. Evening News (Nexis) 6 Oct. 13 Beautiful, rich people with adorable offspring try to convince us that being single is the end of their privileged worlds—boo hoo!

B. n.

1. A hooting exclamation used to express disdain, contempt, disapproval, dissatisfaction, etc.; a jeer. Cf. boo n.¹ 3. In later use chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [noun] > expression of disapproval > by sounds or exclamations

hootinga1225

hissingc1384

fie?1550

acclamation1602

hiss1602

hoot1612

catcall1749

catcallingc1781

scraping1785

sibilation1822

the big bird1825

boo hoo1825

booing1830

Kentish fire1834

boo-hooing1865

boo1884

slow handclap1904

tutting1929

slow handclapping1932

slow clap1937

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) I wouldna gi' a boohoo for you.

1867 Argus (Melbourne) 18 July 6/2 The ‘booh-hoos’ came from the other side of the House.

1913 Geelong Advertiser 3 Feb. 3/1 He was greeted with jeers and boo-hoos on entering the enclosure.

1949 Scone (New S. Wales) Advocate 22 Feb. He refused amid loud boohoos and went home.

2. A sound of noisy weeping or sobbing; (hence) the action or an act of weeping or sobbing; the expression of feelings of sadness or pity. Cf. sense A. 3.Frequently used with overtones of sarcasm implying that the feelings expressed are unjustified, overly dramatic, or insincere.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > others

chopa1657

twee1708

cheep1819

boo hoo1841

whoof1846

yack1860

twanka-pang1929

wah-wah1938

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [noun] > sobbing

yeskingeOE

sobbingc1300

snobbing1608

boo hoo1841

1841 Ohio Statesman 1 Jan. I..drove sorrow away with a single boo-hoo.

1849 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel & Gaz. 31 Mar. The Union brings us the most sickly accounts of whole departments assembling and joining in a general boo-hoo at the fate which has overtaken them.

1872 V. F. Townsend Six in All ii. 21 I turned off into Cherry Lane and threw myself down on the bank and went off in a boo-hoo.

1900 E. R. Scidmore China vi. 78 The boo-hoos of the mourners were feeble and in minor keys compared with this sobbing pump.

1967 P. White Let. 16 July (1994) x. 315 And now all this boo-hoo from the British press about Arab refugees.

2012 Gold Coast (Austral.) (Nexis) 26 Sept. 21 How many of you out there having a big boo hoo about Tom Tate actually voted for him in the first place?

2014 Pittsburgh Tribune Rev. (Nexis) 27 Feb. I have nothing to say but a boo hoo and a cry.

Compounds

attributive. Designating something intended to make a sentimental appeal to the emotions or encourage feelings of sadness, pity, etc. Cf. sob story n. at sob n.¹ Compounds 3.Chiefly used with overtones of sarcasm implying that such feelings are unjustified, overly dramatic, or insincere; cf. sense B. 2.

ΚΠ

1911 H. I. Hancock Uncle Sam's Boys on Field Duty xxi. 219 ‘Cut out the boo-hoo story, Lizzie, and come along with me to the dance,’ he ordered gruffly.

1934 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 13 Feb. 8/3 Lawrence dispatches recently peddled a boo-hoo story telling of the loss to the Kansas squad of something like four basket-heavers.

1991 Wilson Q. Summer 121/2 The reporters concentrated on..‘boo-hoo journalism’, that is, asking, How do you feel? not What do you know?

2014 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 25 Oct. This wasn't a boo-hoo tale of a pop star not being able to put petrol in his brand new Ferrari.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	boo hoo
释义	boo hooint.n. Brit. /ˌbuː ˈhuː/, U.S. /ˈbu ˈhu/ Forms: 1800s–1900s booh hoo, 1800s– boo hoo. Also with reduplication of one or both elements. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. With sense A. 1 compare whoo int. With sense A. 2 compare earlier boo int. 2. A. int. 1. Representing the cry of an animal or bird, esp. the deep hoot of the great horned owl, Bubo virginianus, of America. Cf. tu-whoo int. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [interjection] > cry of owl tu-whoo1579 whoo1581 tu-whit1591 tu-whit tu-whoo1594 woo-hoo1771 boo hoo1799 1799 Naturalist's Pocket Mag. 2 at Great Horned Owl It utters the hideous cry of ‘Hihoo, Hohoo, Boohoo, Poohoo!’. 1873 R. W. Buchanan White Rose & Red 119 I utter my warning cry—Boohoo! 1893 H. Maxwell Evans & Sontag xi. 64 ‘Boo-hoo-oo-oo. Boo-hoo-oo-oo,’ roared the bloodhounds. 1908 C. T. Lacey Reminiscences 57 The Owl wasn't expected; what could he do, But stare with great eyes and screech out, boohoo? 1995 P. Sterry Owls 15/2 Their loud and deep booming call, often rendered as ‘boo-hoo’. 2. Representing a sound used to express disdain, contempt, disapproval, dissatisfaction, etc. Cf. boo int. 2. In later use chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > expressions of disapproval [interjection] fie1297 avoyc1300 spyc1315 comec1450 tuta1529 oh1533 hum1598 rufty-tufty1606 aroint thee!1608 hoot1681 boo1778 hoots1824 boo hoo1825 now, now1847 aw1852 tch1898 tsk1947 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. 119/1 Boohoo, used to express contempt, accompanied with a projection of the lips. 1859 Mt. Alexander Mail (Castlemaine, Austral.) 7 Mar. Cries of ‘Turn him out,’ were also very frequent, and likewise the less definite phrases of ‘Boohoo and yah’. 1917 Sun (Sydney) 19 Dec. 7/4 [The] accused..cried, ‘Boo-hoo! No, no! Down with Hughes!’ 1936 Healesville (Austral.) Guardian 7 Nov. He adopted a fighting attitude, and once, called out in a loud voice, ‘Boo-hoo, you are only big mugs,’ addressing this remark to the police. 3. Representing an inarticulate sound produced by a person, esp. the sound of noisy weeping or sobbing.Now frequently used with overtones of sarcasm implying that the feelings expressed are unjustified, overly dramatic, or insincere. ΚΠ 1830 Floridian & Advocate 23 Feb. She has..made me stay at home! Boo! hoo! hoo! 1843 Scioto (Ohio) Gaz. 12 Oct. She wouldn't make me grieve so—boo, boo, hoo! 1924 ‘R. Crompton’ William—the Fourth xiv. 248 Boo-hoo—they've tooken my clothes. 1985 Observer 9 June 18/8 It did say that I am ‘almost impossible to offend’ which isn't true, boo hoo. 2017 Manch. Evening News (Nexis) 6 Oct. 13 Beautiful, rich people with adorable offspring try to convince us that being single is the end of their privileged worlds—boo hoo! B. n. 1. A hooting exclamation used to express disdain, contempt, disapproval, dissatisfaction, etc.; a jeer. Cf. boo n.¹ 3. In later use chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [noun] > expression of disapproval > by sounds or exclamations hootinga1225 hissingc1384 fie?1550 acclamation1602 hiss1602 hoot1612 catcall1749 catcallingc1781 scraping1785 sibilation1822 the big bird1825 boo hoo1825 booing1830 Kentish fire1834 boo-hooing1865 boo1884 slow handclap1904 tutting1929 slow handclapping1932 slow clap1937 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) I wouldna gi' a boohoo for you. 1867 Argus (Melbourne) 18 July 6/2 The ‘booh-hoos’ came from the other side of the House. 1913 Geelong Advertiser 3 Feb. 3/1 He was greeted with jeers and boo-hoos on entering the enclosure. 1949 Scone (New S. Wales) Advocate 22 Feb. He refused amid loud boohoos and went home. 2. A sound of noisy weeping or sobbing; (hence) the action or an act of weeping or sobbing; the expression of feelings of sadness or pity. Cf. sense A. 3.Frequently used with overtones of sarcasm implying that the feelings expressed are unjustified, overly dramatic, or insincere. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > others chopa1657 twee1708 cheep1819 boo hoo1841 whoof1846 yack1860 twanka-pang1929 wah-wah1938 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [noun] > sobbing yeskingeOE sobbingc1300 snobbing1608 boo hoo1841 1841 Ohio Statesman 1 Jan. I..drove sorrow away with a single boo-hoo. 1849 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel & Gaz. 31 Mar. The Union brings us the most sickly accounts of whole departments assembling and joining in a general boo-hoo at the fate which has overtaken them. 1872 V. F. Townsend Six in All ii. 21 I turned off into Cherry Lane and threw myself down on the bank and went off in a boo-hoo. 1900 E. R. Scidmore China vi. 78 The boo-hoos of the mourners were feeble and in minor keys compared with this sobbing pump. 1967 P. White Let. 16 July (1994) x. 315 And now all this boo-hoo from the British press about Arab refugees. 2012 Gold Coast (Austral.) (Nexis) 26 Sept. 21 How many of you out there having a big boo hoo about Tom Tate actually voted for him in the first place? 2014 Pittsburgh Tribune Rev. (Nexis) 27 Feb. I have nothing to say but a boo hoo and a cry. Compounds attributive. Designating something intended to make a sentimental appeal to the emotions or encourage feelings of sadness, pity, etc. Cf. sob story n. at sob n.¹ Compounds 3.Chiefly used with overtones of sarcasm implying that such feelings are unjustified, overly dramatic, or insincere; cf. sense B. 2. ΚΠ 1911 H. I. Hancock Uncle Sam's Boys on Field Duty xxi. 219 ‘Cut out the boo-hoo story, Lizzie, and come along with me to the dance,’ he ordered gruffly. 1934 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 13 Feb. 8/3 Lawrence dispatches recently peddled a boo-hoo story telling of the loss to the Kansas squad of something like four basket-heavers. 1991 Wilson Q. Summer 121/2 The reporters concentrated on..‘boo-hoo journalism’, that is, asking, How do you feel? not What do you know? 2014 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 25 Oct. This wasn't a boo-hoo tale of a pop star not being able to put petrol in his brand new Ferrari. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1799
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