English words starting with boo

Meanings of Boo:

exclamation

Said suddenly to surprise someone who is unaware of one's presence.

Usage examples:

‘boo!’ she cried, jumping up to frighten him

noun

An utterance of ‘boo’ to show disapproval of a speaker or performer.

Usage examples:

The audience greeted this comment with boos and hisses

verb

Say ‘boo’ to show disapproval of a speaker or performer.

Usage examples:

They booed and hissed when he stepped on stage

Meanings of Boo-boo:

noun

A mistake, or a small cut or injury

Usage examples:

I did a boo-boo! i spilled coffee!

Meanings of Boob:

noun

An embarrassing mistake.

Usage examples:

The boob was spotted by a security expert at the show

verb

Make an embarrassing mistake.

Usage examples:

We found that we had boobed and the booking was for the previous week

Meanings of Boobery:

noun

The action or fact of doing something foolish, especially making foolish mistakes; foolishness, stupidity.

Meanings of Boobialla:

noun

Any of various australian shrubs or trees which are typically found in sandy or coastal regions; specifically (a) a subspecies of wattle, acacia longifolia sophorae (family fabaceae), which has spikes of bright yellow flowers; (b) any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus myoporum (family scrophulariaceae), which have clusters of small pink or white flowers and are frequently cultivated as ornamental plants, hedges, and windbreaks; also with distinguishing word.

Meanings of Boobies:

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

But you do rather wonder whether she won't get tired of someone who is either a tongue-tied booby o…

Meanings of Booboisie:

noun

Stupid people regarded as a social class.

Usage examples:

I've tried ‘booblican’ for awhile, inspired by mencken's booboisie, but it hasn't caught on.

Meanings of Booboo:

noun

A mistake.

Usage examples:

I get the impression i just made a boo-boo

Meanings of Boobook:

noun

A small australasian owl which has a characteristic double hoot reminiscent of the call of the european cuckoo.

Usage examples:

So it was a group of four that finally made it to where humans had been keeping boobooks in captivi…

Meanings of Booboos:

noun

A mistake.

Usage examples:

I get the impression i just made a boo-boo

Meanings of Boobs:

noun

An embarrassing mistake.

Usage examples:

The boob was spotted by a security expert at the show

verb

Make an embarrassing mistake.

Usage examples:

We found that we had boobed and the booking was for the previous week

Meanings of Booby:

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

But you do rather wonder whether she won't get tired of someone who is either a tongue-tied booby o…

Meanings of Booby-trap:

noun

A hidden weapon that explodes when moved or touched

Usage examples:

Don’t open the door – it may be booby-trapped.

Meanings of Boobyalla:

noun

Any of various australian shrubs or trees which are typically found in sandy or coastal regions; specifically (a) a subspecies of wattle, acacia longifolia sophorae (family fabaceae), which has spikes of bright yellow flowers; (b) any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus myoporum (family scrophulariaceae), which have clusters of small pink or white flowers and are frequently cultivated as ornamental plants, hedges, and windbreaks; also with distinguishing word.

Meanings of Boobyish:

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a booby; booby-like; inept, awkward, blundering.

Meanings of Boobyism:

noun

Foolishness, ignorance; ineptitude; the state or condition of being a booby.

Meanings of Boodie:

noun

A burrowing rat-kangaroo found only on islands off western australia.

Usage examples:

When we started, people didn't know what bilbies and boodies and bettons and numbats were, and now …

Meanings of Boodle:

noun

Money, especially that gained or spent illegally or improperly.

Usage examples:

He's spending tons of boodle

Meanings of Boodleism:

noun

Bribery and corruption in public life; misappropriation or embezzlement of public funds.

Meanings of Boodler:

noun

A counterfeiter; a person who passes counterfeit money. compare "boodle".

Meanings of Boodling:

noun

The action or practice of offering, accepting, or spending money illegally or improperly, especially in connection with the obtaining or holding of public office; bribery and corruption in public life; misappropriation or embezzlement of public funds.

Meanings of Booed:

verb

Say ‘boo’ to show disapproval of a speaker or performer.

Usage examples:

They booed and hissed when he stepped on stage

exclamation

Said suddenly to surprise someone who is unaware of one's presence.

Usage examples:

‘boo!’ she cried, jumping up to frighten him

noun

An utterance of ‘boo’ to show disapproval of a speaker or performer.

Usage examples:

The audience greeted this comment with boos and hisses

Meanings of Boof:

noun

A blow that makes a sound like a rapid, brief movement of air. compare "biff", "buff".

exclamation

Representing the sound made when expelling breath loudly through the mouth, expressing disgust, disapproval, exertion, etc. compare "oof".

Meanings of Boogaloo:

noun

A dance to rock-and-roll music performed with swivelling and shuffling movements of the body, originally popular in the 1960s.

Usage examples:

The jazz boogaloo rears its well worn head on ‘coming up roses’, but it is beautifully counter bala…

verb

Perform the boogaloo.

Usage examples:

Nearly 2,000 people pressed in behind them to boogaloo along pennsylvania avenue

Meanings of Booger:

noun

A piece of dried nasal mucus.

Usage examples:

I watched as the man sat there picking boogers out of his nose