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boo hoo

Interjection CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolbuasnif
Françaisbou hououin-ouin
Deutschbuhuu
13 more languages
Bosanskibu
Catalàbua
Suominyyhyhyy
Hrvatskibu
日本語うえーん
한국어엉엉
Kurdîbû
Nederlandsboehoe
Polskibuchlip
Русскийхнык-хнык
Српскиbu
Tiếng Việthu 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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