booing

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booing

noun booings

  1. A disapproving exclamation by a member of an audience. How is women's music to be defined for the purpose of holding a national women's music festival? In the past five years, the festival apparently experienced controversy due to contrasting definitions of women's music. There were walkouts and booings of performers who didn't fit within the limitation

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of boo

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Closest in meaning: hoot, hiss, bronx cheer, snort, bird, raspberry, razzing, catcall, booh, jeering, jawing, berating, scoff, tut tut, browbeating, objurgation

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noun disapproving exclamation

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日本語ブーイング būingu

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"booing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/booing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{booing_2026,
  title = {booing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/booing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}