boohoo

UK: /ˌbuːˈhuː/ US: /ˌbuˈhu/ ,(bo̅o̅′ho̅o̅′)

Inflections of 'boohoo' (n): npl: boohoos

Inflections of 'boohoo' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

boohoos

v 3rd person singular

boohooing

v pres p

boohooed

v past

boohooed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

boo•hoo /ˌbuˈhu/   v., -hooed, -hoo•ing, n., pl. -hoos. Informal.
v. [no object]

1. Informal Terms to cry or sob noisily;
   blubber:
   always boohooing about all his troubles.

n. [countable]

2. Informal Terms the sound of noisy weeping:
   Boohoos echoed from the children's bedroom.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

boo•hoo  (bo̅o̅′ho̅o̅′), v., -hooed, -hoo•ing, n., pl. -hoos. [Informal.]
v.i. 

1. Informal Terms to weep noisily;
   blubber.

n. 

2. Informal Terms the sound of noisy weeping.

• rhyming compound based on boo 1515–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

boohoo / ˌbuːˈhuː/ verb ( -hoos, -hooing, -hooed)

1. to sob or pretend to sob noisily

noun ( -hoos)

1. (sometimes plural) distressed or pretended sobbing

Etymology: 20th Century: nursery talk