boo
boo [boo boos booed booing] exclamation, noun, verb BrE [buː] NAmE [buː]
exclamation, noun
1. a sound that people make to show that they do not like an actor, speaker, etc
•‘Boo!’ they shouted, ‘Get off!’
•The speech was greeted with loud boos from the audience.
2. people shout Boo! when they want to surprise or frighten sb
see not say boo to a goosenot say boo to anyone at ↑say v.
Word Origin:
early 19th cent.: imitative of the lowing of oxen (the sound was considered to be derisive); compare with ↑hiss and ↑hoot.
Example Bank:
•There were loud boos from the audience.
•boos and hisses from the crowd
verb intransitive, transitive
to show that you do not like a person, performance, idea, etc. by shouting ‘boo ’
•The audience booed as she started her speech.
•~ sb He was booed off the stage.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
early 19th cent.: imitative of the lowing of oxen (the sound was considered to be derisive); compare with ↑hiss and ↑hoot.
Example Bank:
•He was booed off the stage.
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