Definition of boo word in English:

boo word

noun

informal

A word or expression denoting something that is regarded with disapproval or dislike.
〈非正式〉表示不赞成的词语；表示不满的表达
positivism has become something of a boo word among many social scientists
在许多社会科学家眼里，实证主义已成为某种令人嗤之以鼻的术语。
Example sentencesExamples
- Why, I wonder… because it's a sort of code word or a boo word or laziness or what?
- Mention has been made here before of an old university tutor of mine who used to divide the language into hooray words and boo words.
- Ideology is a boo word, a pejorative word, but everyone has ideologies, you just have to proceed from that point of view.
- It's obviously what Ian Kershaw (historian) called a fashionable boo word.

Definition of boo word in US English:

boo word

noun

informal

A word or expression denoting something that is regarded with disapproval or dislike.
〈非正式〉表示不赞成的词语；表示不满的表达
positivism has become something of a boo word among many social scientists
在许多社会科学家眼里，实证主义已成为某种令人嗤之以鼻的术语。
Example sentencesExamples
- Why, I wonder… because it's a sort of code word or a boo word or laziness or what?
- Ideology is a boo word, a pejorative word, but everyone has ideologies, you just have to proceed from that point of view.
- It's obviously what Ian Kershaw (historian) called a fashionable boo word.
- Mention has been made here before of an old university tutor of mine who used to divide the language into hooray words and boo words.

单词	boo word
释义	Definition of boo word in English: boo word noun informal A word or expression denoting something that is regarded with disapproval or dislike. 〈非正式〉表示不赞成的词语；表示不满的表达 positivism has become something of a boo word among many social scientists 在许多社会科学家眼里，实证主义已成为某种令人嗤之以鼻的术语。 Example sentencesExamples Why, I wonder… because it's a sort of code word or a boo word or laziness or what? Mention has been made here before of an old university tutor of mine who used to divide the language into hooray words and boo words. Ideology is a boo word, a pejorative word, but everyone has ideologies, you just have to proceed from that point of view. It's obviously what Ian Kershaw (historian) called a fashionable boo word. Definition of boo word in US English: boo word noun informal A word or expression denoting something that is regarded with disapproval or dislike. 〈非正式〉表示不赞成的词语；表示不满的表达 positivism has become something of a boo word among many social scientists 在许多社会科学家眼里，实证主义已成为某种令人嗤之以鼻的术语。 Example sentencesExamples Why, I wonder… because it's a sort of code word or a boo word or laziness or what? Ideology is a boo word, a pejorative word, but everyone has ideologies, you just have to proceed from that point of view. It's obviously what Ian Kershaw (historian) called a fashionable boo word. Mention has been made here before of an old university tutor of mine who used to divide the language into hooray words and boo words.
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