Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A derisive shout of the word 'boo' made to indicate disapproval.
A loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly. Often used in playful or jokeful context. · An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sporting event, to indicate derision or disapproval.
To shout extended boos derisively. · To shout extended boos at, as a form of disapproval or derision.
From earlier (15c.) boh, coined to create a loud and startling sound. Compare Middle English bus! (“bang!”, interjection), Latin boō (“cry aloud, roar, shout”, verb), Ancient Greek βοάω (boáō, “shout”, verb).
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