boo hiss

interjection

An expression of disagreement, outrage, or frustration.

Meanings

interjection
  1. An expression of disagreement, outrage, or frustration.

    Where American Jewish men contend with stereotypes of being oversexed, needy, nebbishy and neurotic (like Woody Allen, boo hiss), Jewish women are cast as withholding, bossy, exotic, and materialistic (like Fran Drescher, which honestly? Goals).

    2019, Fancy Feast, “On Being a Fetish”, in Jewish Currents, number Summer 2019
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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