boo
part of speech
interjection (boo!); verb (boo, boos, booed, booing); noun (a boo, boos)
meaning for a pupil
1) «Boo!» is what you shout to make someone jump or get a fright. tree →
2) To boo is to shout «boo» to show you don't like a performer, player or speaker. tree →
3) A boo is a sound of dislike from a crowd. tree →
4) Boo can be a pet name for someone you love (informal). tree →
5) Boo-hoo is the sound a person makes when crying loudly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and stories children jump out and shout «Boo!» in games, especially at Halloween; ghosts in cartoons say «Boo». At pantomimes in the UK, audiences boo the villain as part of the fun. At sports matches crowds sometimes boo; in social lessons pupils learn that booing someone can be unkind. Phrase: «wouldn't say boo to a goose» means very shy.
examples
- He jumped out from behind the door and shouted «Boo!» tree →
- The audience booed the wicked stepmother in the pantomime. tree →
- Fans booed when the referee gave a penalty. tree →
- My little brother is so shy he wouldn't say boo to a goose. tree →
- The ghost in the cartoon said «Boo!» tree →
- Please don't boo the other team. tree →
- Bimeby ole Brer Bull-frog, he sorter stop his cryin' en his boo-hooin', en he up'n say: tree →
note
Regular verb: booed, booing. Plural noun: boos. Opposite of booing: cheering, clapping. «Boo-hoo» is the sound of crying. «Peekaboo» is a baby game.
In the corpora
- bú yòng xiè («BOO yong SHYEH») means no need to thank me, a bit warmer than bú kèqi.
- bú shì («BOO SHR!») means no, it isn't; bù becomes rising bú before a falling tone.
- bù wánr le («BOO WAR luh») means I'm not playing any more, the usual end of a quarrel.
- "A boo-boo" (humorous) means a small mistake.
- Debout ! ("duh-BOO") means "Get up!"; word for word it means standing.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «boo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.