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Meaning of Booing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

Definitions

A disapproving exclamation by a member of an audience.

Equivalents

العربية صياح مزدريًا
Español abucheo
Suomi buuaus
Gaeilge faíreach
日本語 ブーイング

Examples

“How is women's music to be defined for the purpose of holding a national women's music festival? In the past five years, the festival apparently experienced controversy due to contrasting definitions of women's music. There were walkouts and booings of performers who didn't fit within the limitations of some audience members' concepts of women's music.”
“The riot sometimes spills over into the audience, and Kosky bears the proud scars of the booings he has endured.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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