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In some senses, boohoo is marked as dated, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
boohoo
verb 2intj 1noun 1
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1VERB + BOOHOO
love
Definitions
verb
1
To cry, weep.
"It feels inevitable," he boohooed. Of course it was inevitable – he used to tweet at least six times an hour, endless say-what-you-see drivel.
2
To complain, whine.
intj
1
used to represent the noise of someone crying.
noun
1
The sailfish.
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"It feels inevitable," he boohooed. Of course it was inevitable – he used to tweet at least six times an hour, endless say-what-you-see drivel.
Wiktionary02
"Tom doesn't love me." "Well, boohoo."
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