boohoo

See also: boo hoo

English

Etymology 1

Verb

boohoo (third-person singular simple present boohoos, present participle boohooing, simple past and past participle boohooed)

1. (colloquial, childish, intransitive) To cry, weep.
   • 2011 July 8, Grace Dent, The Guardian:

     "It feels inevitable," he boohooed. Of course it was inevitable – he used to tweet at least six times an hour, endless say-what-you-see drivel.

2. (sarcastic, intransitive) To complain, whine.

Interjection

boohoo!

1. (colloquial) used to represent the noise of someone crying.

Translations

cry, weep

• Bulgarian: плача силно (plača silno)
• Vietnamese: khóc hu hu

Usage notes

• Boohoo, as an interjection, is mostly used to mock someone, similarly to "womp womp", but in some cases, it is just used to, as aforementioned, represent the noise of someone crying.

Alternative forms

• boo-hoo

Etymology 2

Noun

boohoo (plural boohoos)

1. (dated) The sailfish.

References

• “boohoo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.