hoo, boy

A form of hoo boy — Used to express strong emotion, especially relief or mock dread.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of hoo boy.

    Hoo, boy, Angie thought with only a vague sense of reality. She was in it now. Deep.

    2012, Elizabeth Bevarly, Bride Of The Bad Boy, →ISBN
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    The boy, on the other hand... hoo, boy! He was transformed with powers unknown to most humans.

    2016, Melody J. Bremen, Super Farm Boy, →ISBN

    “Hoo, boy,” Joely said as she shifted the boxes to find the lightest one. "Do you have to listen to stuff like that every day? It was kind of spooky, the way she was looking at me."

    2016, Jean Tennant, Ghost Boy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hoo, boy

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Cite this entry
APA

hoo, boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoo%2C%20boy

MLA

“hoo, boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoo%2C%20boy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoo, boy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoo%2C%20boy.

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