Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - boo
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~1 v 1 to shout `boo' to show that you do not like a person, performance, idea etc (Some of the audience started booing.) 2 boo sb off (stage) to shout `boo' until a performer leaves the stage (His jokes were so bad he got booed off stage.) ~2 interjection 1 plural boos a noise made by people who do not like a person, performance, idea etc 2 a word you shout suddenly to someone as a joke in order to frighten them 3 wouldn't say boo to a goose an expression used to describe a shy, quiet person (Christine wouldn't say boo to a goose.)
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(boos, booing, booed) 1. If you boo a speaker or performer, you shout ‘boo’ or make other loud sounds to indicate that you do not like them, their opinions, or their performance. People were booing and throwing things at them... Demonstrators booed and jeered him... He was booed off the stage. VERB: V, V n, be V-ed • Boo is also a noun. She was greeted with boos and hisses. N-COUNT: usu pl • booing The fans are entitled to their opinion but booing doesn’t help anyone. N-UNCOUNT 2. You say ‘Boo!’ loudly and suddenly when you want to surprise someone who does not know that you are there. EXCLAM 3. see also peekaboo ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. interjection Etymology: Middle English bo Date: 15th century — used to express contempt or disapproval or to startle or frighten II. noun (plural ~s) Date: 1801 1. a shout of disapproval or contempt 2. any utterance at all — usually used in negative constructions never said ~ III. verb Date: 1884 intransitive verb to deride especially by uttering a prolonged ~ transitive verb to express disapproval of by ~ing the crowd ~ed the referee ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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int., n., & v. --int. 1 an expression of disapproval or contempt. 2 a sound, made esp. to a child, intended to surprise. --n. an utterance of boo, esp. as an expression of disapproval or contempt made to a performer etc. --v. (boos, booed) 1 intr. utter a boo or boos. 2 tr. jeer at (a performer etc.) by booing. Phrases and idioms can't (or wouldn't) say boo to a goose is very shy or timid. Etymology: imit. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. шиканье can't say boo to a goose —- робкий, нерешительный, безответный; мухи не обидит 2. шикать, освистывать, выражать неодобрение 3. прогнать to boo a dog —- прогнать собаку to boo an actor off the stage —- шиканьем прогнать актера со сцены 4. шш!, у-у!, фу! (восклицание неодобрения) 5. ам. сл. марихуана ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. interj. восклицание а) неодобрения; б) употребляющееся чтобы испугать или удивить 2. v. 1) произносить неодобрительное восклицание; освистывать; шикать 2) прогонять to boo a dog out - выгнать собаку ...Англо-русский словарь
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mil. abbr. Base Of Operations airport code Bodo, Norway file ext. abbr. BOO Encoded file archive (ASCII) file ext. abbr. Book (IBM BookManager) file ext. abbr. Bootstrap (Kermit protocol binary file) gen. bus. abbr. Build Own Operate ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- "to startle," c.1430, probably because it can be pronounced as a loud, booming sound; as an expression of disapproval, c.1800, perhaps imitative of oxen. Boo-hoo first recorded 1525, originally of laughter or weeping. To say boo "open one's mouth, speak," originally was to say boo to a goose. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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