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boohoo

American  
[boo-hoo] / ˌbuˈhu /

verb (used without object)

boohooed, boohooing

  1. to weep noisily; blubber.

noun

plural

boohoos

  1. the sound of noisy weeping.

boohoo British  
/ ˌbuːˈhuː /

verb

  1. to sob or pretend to sob noisily

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noun

  1. (sometimes plural) distressed or pretended sobbing

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Etymology

Origin of boohoo

First recorded in 1515–25; rhyming compound based on boo 1

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