"boohoo" meaning in All languages combined

See boohoo on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

Forms: boohoo! [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-interjection}} boohoo
  1. (colloquial) used to represent the noise of someone crying. Tags: colloquial Categories (lifeform): Scombroids Synonyms: boo-hoo Translations (cry, weep): плача силно (plača silno) (Bulgarian), ฮือ ๆ (Thai), โฮ ๆ (Thai), khóc hu hu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-boohoo-en-intj-wQSTLb3K Disambiguation of Scombroids: 56 36 3 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 9 9 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 20 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 11 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 10 8 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 64 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 62 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 62 20 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: boohoos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boohoo (plural boohoos)
  1. (dated) The sailfish. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-boohoo-en-noun-6c07KJ5b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Forms: boohoos [present, singular, third-person], boohooing [participle, present], boohooed [participle, past], boohooed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} boohoo (third-person singular simple present boohoos, present participle boohooing, simple past and past participle boohooed)
  1. (colloquial, childish, intransitive) To cry, weep. Tags: childish, colloquial, intransitive
    Sense id: en-boohoo-en-verb-wRoM3Ceh
  2. (sarcastic, intransitive) To complain, whine. Tags: intransitive, sarcastic
    Sense id: en-boohoo-en-verb-qm1Qmbsa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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