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Meaning of boo hoo | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The sound of crying.
  2. it is not worth crying about, an expression of contempt
    colloquial

Equivalents

Bosanski bu
Català bua
Deutsch buhuu
Español bua snif
Suomi nyyh yhyy
Français bou hou ouin-ouin
Hrvatski bu
日本語 うえーん
한국어 엉엉
Kurdî bû bû
Nederlands boehoe
Polski bu chlip
Русский хнык-хнык
Српски bu
Tiếng Việt hu hu
中文 嗚嗚 /呜呜

Examples

“"Boo hoo!" cried Lincoln after he hit his funny bone.”
“So you broke it. Boo hoo! Get a grip and clean up the mess.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

boo-ya boof boohoo boohoohoo boom boom-boom

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