boo-hoov.

Brit.

/ˌbuːˈhuː/, U.S.

/ˈbuˈhu/

Forms: 1800s– boo-hoo; N.E.D (1887) also records a form 1800s bohoo.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: boo hoo int.

Etymology: < boo hoo int.

1. intransitive. To make a sound expressive of disdain, contempt, disapproval, dissatisfaction, etc.; to shout or jeer at. Also (in later use chiefly) transitive: (usually of an audience or other large group of people) to express disdain for or dissatisfaction with (a person or thing) by hooting, shouting, or jeering. Cf. boo hoo int. 2, boo v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry or shout [verb (intransitive)] > roar or bellow

bellOE

roarOE

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bellow1603

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boo-hoo1825

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. 119/2 Boohoo, used to express contempt, accompanied with a projection of the lips... To Boohoo, to shew contempt in the mode described above.

1858 Empire (Sydney) 27 Mar. 4/6 If a cabinet minister were..to boohoo at him like a butcher's boy, he infringed upon the liberty of the subject.

1890 Telegraph (Brisbane) 30 Dec. 4/3 Munro of Victoria, has boo-hoo-ed Booth, of London.

1911 N.Y. Times 16 May 11/2 The crowd boohooed times out of number the foolish attempts of each to get an advantage.

1934 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 7 Apr. 17/4 Milne also boo-hooed at him, made a grimace, and poked his tongue out.

2003 N. al-Radi Baghdad Diaries (new ed.) 170 At the Goethe Institute, we are listening to a lecture when the lights go out... I said it's the Israelis—everyone boohooed me.

2. intransitive. Originally North American. To weep or sob noisily. Also: (in weakened use) to lament; to complain (that something is the case), esp. in a manner viewed as unjustified or overly dramatic. Cf. boo hoo int. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > weep [verb (intransitive)] > noisily

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1833 Virginia Free Press 29 Aug. We wur parfictly astunished at..the grate Sea Sarpint! Jo Hitchcook boo-hoo'd rite out.

1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 1st Ser. xii. 68 The wenches they fell to a cryin, wringin their hands, and boo-hooing like mad.

1898 Rochester (Indiana) Weekly Republican 17 Feb. It is a Republican paper that is boohooing about the cost of the court house because it was built by Democratic commissioners.

1941 C. Porter I've got Some Unfinished Business with You in R. Kimball Compl. Lyrics (1983) 216 Before I break down and start to boohoo, I've got some unfinished business with you.

1989 J. Purdy Garments Living Wear xxiv.122 Then she broke down and boo-hooed.

2014 London Evening Standard (Nexis) 22 Aug. (ES Mag.) 10 I chortled last week overhearing a group of twenty-somethings boo-hooing that a branch of The Diner has now opened in Dalston.

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

单词	boo-hoo
释义	boo-hoov. Brit. /ˌbuːˈhuː/, U.S. /ˈbuˈhu/ Forms: 1800s– boo-hoo; N.E.D (1887) also records a form 1800s bohoo. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: boo hoo int. Etymology: < boo hoo int. 1. intransitive. To make a sound expressive of disdain, contempt, disapproval, dissatisfaction, etc.; to shout or jeer at. Also (in later use chiefly) transitive: (usually of an audience or other large group of people) to express disdain for or dissatisfaction with (a person or thing) by hooting, shouting, or jeering. Cf. boo hoo int. 2, boo v. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry or shout [verb (intransitive)] > roar or bellow bellOE roarOE berec1225 routc1300 romya1325 lowa1382 roungec1390 roupa1425 din1508 roust1513 hurl1530 bellow1603 belvea1794 boo-hoo1825 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. 119/2 Boohoo, used to express contempt, accompanied with a projection of the lips... To Boohoo, to shew contempt in the mode described above. 1858 Empire (Sydney) 27 Mar. 4/6 If a cabinet minister were..to boohoo at him like a butcher's boy, he infringed upon the liberty of the subject. 1890 Telegraph (Brisbane) 30 Dec. 4/3 Munro of Victoria, has boo-hoo-ed Booth, of London. 1911 N.Y. Times 16 May 11/2 The crowd boohooed times out of number the foolish attempts of each to get an advantage. 1934 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 7 Apr. 17/4 Milne also boo-hooed at him, made a grimace, and poked his tongue out. 2003 N. al-Radi Baghdad Diaries (new ed.) 170 At the Goethe Institute, we are listening to a lecture when the lights go out... I said it's the Israelis—everyone boohooed me. 2. intransitive. Originally North American. To weep or sob noisily. Also: (in weakened use) to lament; to complain (that something is the case), esp. in a manner viewed as unjustified or overly dramatic. Cf. boo hoo int. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > weep [verb (intransitive)] > noisily blubberc1400 bawl1605 bubble1727 boo-hoo1833 blowter1851 1833 Virginia Free Press 29 Aug. We wur parfictly astunished at..the grate Sea Sarpint! Jo Hitchcook boo-hoo'd rite out. 1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 1st Ser. xii. 68 The wenches they fell to a cryin, wringin their hands, and boo-hooing like mad. 1898 Rochester (Indiana) Weekly Republican 17 Feb. It is a Republican paper that is boohooing about the cost of the court house because it was built by Democratic commissioners. 1941 C. Porter I've got Some Unfinished Business with You in R. Kimball Compl. Lyrics (1983) 216 Before I break down and start to boohoo, I've got some unfinished business with you. 1989 J. Purdy Garments Living Wear xxiv.122 Then she broke down and boo-hooed. 2014 London Evening Standard (Nexis) 22 Aug. (ES Mag.) 10 I chortled last week overhearing a group of twenty-somethings boo-hooing that a branch of The Diner has now opened in Dalston. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1825
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