Meaning of yay-boo | Babel Free

Definitions

Involving both celebration and disapproval.

not-comparable

Examples

“[…] a context in which actual thought (as opposed to a Superbowl passions, a yay - boo mind-set ) could occur.”

“This is a yay-boo story. Concern about child weight issues has focused energy and interest on the school nutrition program. Yay! This concern often translates into retrained feeding. Boo!”

“it was the decade of Viagra but also the decade of Lorena Bobbit, so it was a yay-boo period for penises.”

“Yes, dear readers, it's another of those yay/boo letters.”

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