boohoo

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to cry loudly with audible sobs

   The disappointed child began to boohoo when the fair closed.

2. 2
   intj

   an imitation of crying, often used to mock a complaint or show little sympathy

   'Boohoo,' he replied sarcastically when his friend complained about the minor delay.

3. 3
   noun

   an episode or sound of loud sobbing

   A sudden boohoo came from the back seat after the toy broke.

An imitative formation representing the sound of loud sobbing, recorded in the early nineteenth century. Boo-hoo is the traditional hyphenated spelling; boohoo and boo hoo are established variants. The interjection was extended naturally to a verb and noun.

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