boohoo

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Verb ==== boohoo (third-person singular simple present boohoos, present participle boohooing, simple past and past participle boohooed) (colloquial, childish, intransitive) To cry, weep. (sarcastic, intransitive) To complain, whine. ===== Translations ===== ==== Interjection ==== boohoo! (colloquial) used to represent the noise of someone crying. ==== Usage notes ==== Boohoo, as an interjection, is mostly used to mock someone, similarly to "womp womp", but in some cases, it is just used to, as aforementioned, represent the noise of someone crying. ==== Alternative forms ==== boo-hoo === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== boohoo (plural boohoos) (dated) The sailfish. === References === “boohoo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.