"boohoo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boohoos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boohoo (plural boohoos)
  1. (dated) The sailfish. Tags: dated Categories (lifeform): Scombroids
    Sense id: en-boohoo-en-noun-6c07KJ5b Disambiguation of Scombroids: 50 24 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 33 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

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 Translations (cry, weep): плача силно (plača silno) (Bulgarian), khóc hu hu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-boohoo-en-verb-wRoM3Ceh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of 'cry, weep': 92 8
  2. (sarcastic, intransitive) To complain, whine. Tags: intransitive, sarcastic
    Sense id: en-boohoo-en-verb-qm1Qmbsa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 33 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boo-hoo
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for boohoo meaning in English (3.5kB)

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