Meaning of hoo-boy | Babel Free
Definitions
Interjection. [A2]
Examples
“Across the aisle, she was absentmindedly fiddling with a loose piece of yarn that had unraveled from her sweater, wrapping it around her finger the same way Derek was wrapped around her finger. And she didn't even know⟳ it. Hoo-boy. She killed him.”
“And hoo-boy I'd like⟳ to see⟳ the expression on her face⟳ when whe realizes she has a bus with no driver.”
“Didn't think⟳ I'd like⟳ it, but hoo-boy, was I wrong.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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