boo
Ghost's sudden cry
Boo has two main uses, often distinguishable by pronunciation.
When uttered loudly and quickly, it is used to frighten or startle someone.
When pronounced with a prolonged vowel it’s a sign of disapproval or rejection.
Vocal expression of scorn
- heckleHarass a performer verbally
- hissSharp sibilant sound
- catcallHarassing shout or whistle
- tauntInsulting provocation
mock · ridicule · scorn · derision · contempt · disdain · sneer · scoff
Bees' viscous nectar product
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- babyVery young child
- sweetieFond nickname for someone
- dearTreasured or costly
sugar · love · cutie · babe · pet name · endearment · affection · boyfriend
Ghostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
shade · poltergeist · haunt · spook · ghoul · revenant · banshee · ethereal
Unsettlingly strange
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
- vampireBlood-drinking undead creature
- zombieReanimated dead body
cobweb · jack-o-lantern · graveyard · crypt · monster · goblin · skeleton · costume
jeer
Vocal expression of scorn
taunt · mock · ridicule · scorn · derision · contempt · disdain · sneer · scoff · rebuke
honey
Bees' viscous nectar product
dear · sugar · love · cutie · babe · pet name · endearment · affection · boyfriend · girlfriend
scare
Cause sudden fright
scream · yelp · gasp · jump · shock · surprise · spook · alarm · jolt · goosebumps
specter
Ghostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
spirit · shade · poltergeist · haunt · spook · ghoul · revenant · banshee · ethereal · supernatural
spooky
Unsettlingly strange
zombie · cobweb · jack-o-lantern · graveyard · crypt · monster · goblin · skeleton · costume · trick-or-treat
sob
Convulsive weeping
bawl · cry · tears · sniffle · whimper · snivel · moan · lament · blubbering · howl
ah
Exclamation of realization
yikes · whoa · ugh · ow · hey · gasp · exclamation · outcry · shout · yell
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
- Stadium Chantshere we go, lets go, we believe, call and response, call-and-response
- knock-knockswho's there, lettuce, orange you glad, olive, banana
- pet namessweetheart, darling, Buddy, honey, Max
- pantomimedame, pantomime dame, pantomime horse, principal boy, ugly sisters
- boo booChild's word for hurt
- baby boomPeriod of high births
- boom boxPortable cassette stereo
- boo hooImitation sobbing noise
- sonic boomShockwave's audible crack
- boom boxesLarge portable stereo systems
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