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n. - A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt v. - Show displeasure, as after a performance or speech.

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  • (The brief peek-a-boo is blurred out by Bravo, of course.)
  • Mom turns to kid: "What do we call the boo-boo in your blood?"
  • This rationing bug-a-boo is based on a lack of information about the current system.
  • The men who had been pleasantly occupied in boo-ing the speaker turned and glared at her.
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