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Any of various derisive sounds of disapproval: catcall, hiss, hoot. Slang bird, Bronx cheer, raspberry, razz. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

1. boo
   noun, orig US
   
   Marijuana. (1959 —) .
   Playboy Where's the fun in...inhaling carbon-monoxide fumes, when you could be toking refreshing essence of boo smoke (1985).
   
   [Origin unknown.]
2. boo
   noun, US (orig in African-American usage) esp. among teenagers
   
   US (orig in African-American usage) esp. among teenagers A girlfriend or boyfriend. Also as a form of address. (1988 —) .
   T. N. Baker But, datz still my boo, and shhhit, ya'll know what dey say, 'Love is blinda than a muthafucka' (2004).
   
   [Perh. an alteration of beau boyfriend, male admirer.]

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For a list of words related to boo, see:

• General Sports Terminology
• Speech Sounds and Noises - boo: utter a long exclamation of disapproval by sounding the syllable “boo”
• Actual Sounds
• Grunts, Calls, and Sounds
• Opposition, Disagreement, and Attack - boo: (interj) sound exclaimed as disapproving shout
• Drug Names and Forms - boo: Slang. marijuana

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
int. - buh!, øv!
n. - buh-råb, fyråb, mishagsytring
v. intr. - give udtryk for mishag, buhe
v. tr. - buhe af, pibe ud

2.
n. - [sl.] marihuana

Nederlands (Dutch)
boegeroep, Boe!, uitjoelen, marihuana

Français (French)
1.
int. - hou, hou (excl)
n. - huée
v. intr. - huer
v. tr. - siffler, conspuer

2.
n. - marijuana

Deutsch (German)
1.
int. - buh
n. - Buh(ruf), Buh
v. - ausbuhen

2.
n. - Marihuana

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γιουχάρω, αποδοκιμάζω
n. - έκφραση αποδοκιμασίας, γιουχάισμα
int. - γιούχα! κάτω!

Italiano (Italian)
fischiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vaiar
n. - vaia (f)
int. - exclamação (f) com a finalidade de assustar

Русский (Russian)
освистать

Español (Spanish)
1.
int. - Buu!
n. - abucheo, pataleo
v. intr. - emitir abucheos o pataleos
v. tr. - abuchear, patalear

2.
n. - exclamación usada para asustar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bua
n. - burop, fyrop
int. - bu!, fy!, pytt!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 嘘声, 嘘, 发出嘘声, 向...喝倒彩

2. 大麻

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 大麻

2.
n. - 噓聲
int. - 噓
v. intr. - 發出噓聲
v. tr. - 噓, 向...喝倒彩

한국어 (Korean)
1.
int. - 우우(야유의 소리)
n. - 우우 하는 소리
v. intr. - 우우 하다
v. tr. - ~을 비웃다

2.
n. - 마리화나

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ブーという声
int. - ブー
v. - ブーと言う, やじる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) صفر مستنكرا (الاسم) صفير استنكار (نداء) صوت للتخويف أو الاستنكار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אמירת 'בו' כדי להפחיד או להפתיע, קריאת בוז‬
int. - ‮בוז!‬
v. intr. - ‮צעק בוז‬
v. tr. - ‮צעק בוז‬
n. - ‮מריחואנה‬

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