yay-boo

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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