Boohooed

/buːˈhuːd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of boohoo; cried loudly and dramatically or wept in an exaggerated manner.

Etymology

The simple past tense of 'boohoo,' formed by adding the regular '-ed' ending. Maintains the imitative quality of the base word.

Kelly Says

The past tense 'boohooed' sounds even more ridiculous than the present tense—adding '-ed' to an onomatopoeia makes the exaggeration even more pronounced, which is linguistically clever.

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