boo

1. 1.

   show displeasure, as after a performance or speech

   Synonymshiss

   Antonymsapplaud

   Broadercondemn

Other forms of boo

plural

boos·

past tense

booed·

present participle

booing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about boo

What does boo mean?

boo means "a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in boo?

boo has 1 syllable: boo. In IPA it is /ˈbu/.

What is another word for boo?

Close synonyms include hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of boo?

The recorded antonyms are applaud.

Is boo a common word?

boo is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with boo?

7 words rhyme with boo. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.