boohoo
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boohoo
(ˌbuːˈhuː)vb, -hoos, -hooing or -hooed
to sob or pretend to sob noisily
n, pl -hoos
(sometimes plural) distressed or pretended sobbing
[C20: nursery talk]
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boo•hoo
(ˌbuˈhu)v. -hooed, -hoo•ing, v.i.
1. to weep noisily; blubber.
n. 2. the sound of noisy weeping.
[1515–25; imitative]
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boohoo
Past participle: boohooed
Gerund: boohooing
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Translations
boohoo
interj (to indicate crying) → huh-huh; (to mock crying) → schluchz-schluchz
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