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Definition of Boohooing
1. boohoo [v] - See also: boohoo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boohooing
Literary usage of Boohooing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1887)
"He ha» begun — to weep bitterly I Never was so surprised in my life ; he is too
much upset even to swear, simply sits in the gutter boohooing. ..."
2. The Exemplary Theatre by Harley Granville-Barker (1922)
"Which of us has not heard entranced playgoers, as they passed out from some
tremendously decorated, softly boohooing seance to the clattering reality of the ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1896)
"... when thou art really one there shall be none of this boohooing and wow.wowing,
that might set free thoughts of wolves and God knows what monsters to ..."
4. A Soldier's Letters to Charming Nellie by Joseph Benjamin Polley (1908)
"... of time that was between me and a briny grave, my heart gets too full for
utterance. If you don't stop talking to me I'll go to downright boohooing. ..."
5. History of the Disciples of Christ in Illinois, 1819-1914 by Nathaniel Smith Haynes (1915)
"Then Mr. Brown would sing to her: "Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes.
She keeps boohooing wherever she goes. ..."
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