boo-hoo
Exaggerated weeping noise
Boo-hoo imitates the sound of exaggerated crying or sobbing.
It appears as an interjection, verb, or noun: Oh, boo-hoo, you didn't get your way.
The term often carries a mocking tone, dismissing someone's complaints as childish or unwarranted: Save the boo-hooing for someone who cares.
Convulsive weeping
- weepShed tears emotionally
- wailProlonged mournful cry
- sniffleNasal inhalation when congested
- whimperQuiet, plaintive cry
blubber · bawl · snivel · tears · blubbering · sobbing · weeping · wailing
Disproportionate emotional response
- drama queenHabitual emotional exaggerator
- theatricsExaggerated dramatic behavior
- histrionicsExaggerated emotional behavior
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
overdramatic · attention-seeking · self-pity · pity party · whiny · tantrum · fuss · scene
sob
Convulsive weeping
whimper · blubber · bawl · snivel · tears · blubbering · sobbing · weeping · wailing · sniffling
overreaction
Disproportionate emotional response
- drama queenHabitual emotional exaggerator
- theatricsExaggerated dramatic behavior
- histrionicsExaggerated emotional behavior
exaggeration · overdramatic · attention-seeking · self-pity · pity party · whiny · tantrum · fuss · scene · carrying on
dismissive
Showing contemptuous disregard
jeer · scoff · sneer · derision · contempt · disdain · mockery · ridicule · unsympathetic · eye-roll
boo-hoothere there
Consoling utterance
compassion · empathy · consolation · comfort · poor thing
boo-hootough it out
Endure without quitting
suck it up · stiff upper lip · grin and bear it · stoicism · toughen up